Gas type
LEL of
the gas
Methane
4.4 % v/v
Ethane
2.4 % v/v
Propane
1.7 % v/v
Butane
1.4 % v/v
Pentane*
1.1 % v/v
Ethylene
2.3 % v/v
Propylene
2.0 % v/v
* Pentane cannot be used with the gassing test cell. At normal temperatures,
this substance does not vaporise sufficiently to give a useful signal in the short
path of the gassing test cell.
Concentration
applied
17 cm gas test cell
65 %v/v
35 %v/v
25 %v/v
20 %v/v
16 %v/v
34 % v/v
30 % v/v
Calculated
response with
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
2.5 LEL.m
4-20 mA
output
12.0 mA
12.0 mA
12.0 mA
12.0 mA
12.0 mA
12.0 mA
12.0 mA