At Workswell, we come with a new drones camera system designed to detect dangerous gases. The aim of the system is to provide information on the occurrence of hazardous or noxious gas at a safe distance, using drones. We used standard infrared optical metohod for gas leakage detection - cooled thermal imaging camera.
Thermal imaging camera Workswell GIS-320 can detect a wide spectrum of gases, which are invisible to a human’s eye.
The GIS-320 has a high sensitivity with a cooled MWIR (Midwave Infrared) sensor with a range of detection between 3.2 – 3.4 µm. Cooled quantum detector’s resolution is 320×240 pixels which is a perfect for this thermal camera. This detector operates on a very low temperature which increases its detection capability. Its operating temperature is about -200°C which increases its temperature sensitivity (15mK). This enables it to detect gases of very small concentrations.
Ie. camera is capable to detect gases for instance (at a distance of tens of meters):
- Benzene
- Ethanol
- Ethylbenzene
- Heptane
- Hexane
- Isoprene
- Methanol
- MEK
- MIBK
- Octane
- Pentane
- 1-Pentane
- Toluene
- Xylene
- Butane
- Ethane
- Methane
- Propane
- Ethylene
- and more
Princip of gas detection based on MWRI thermal imaging camera is very well described here.
The dimensions of the camera are 201 x 150 x 105 mm and it weighs under 1.6kg.
Comments
Interested in video inspection during the flight with a horizontal speed. and from what height you can fly to detect gas?
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