FLIR GF-Series

INFRARED CAMERAS FOR FAST GAS LEAK DETECTION

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FLIR GF-Series revolutionary infrared cameras find greenhouse gas emissions or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and are unbeatable for detecting even the smallest gas leaks. 

Visualize Gas Leaks in Real Time

FLIR GF-Series cameras are increasingly being adopted by plants across the world for the visualization and documentation of gas leaks. GF-Series can scan large areas rapidly and pinpoint leaks in real time. It is ideal for monitoring plant that is difficult to reach with contact measurement tools and literally thousands of components can be scanned per shift without the need to interrupt the process. It reduces repair downtime and provides verification of the process. And above all it is exceptionally safe, allowing potentially dangerous leaks to be monitored from several meters away.

Engineered to "See Through Flames"

FLIR has developed a camera specially designed to inspect industrial furnaces, heaters and boilers, the FLIR GF309. The camera is equipped with a special mid wave "flame filter" that is specifically engineered for high temperature (up to 1500°C).

Greatly Improved Work Safety

FLIR gas detection cameras will significantly improve your work safety, environmental and regulatory compliance, not to mention helping to improve the bottom line by finding leaks that essentially "lose" product and profits.

Gases Detected and Minimum Detected leak rate (MDLR) 

Independent laboratory (third party) testing confirms that the GasFindIR cameras can see the following gases at the minimum detected leak rate (MDLR):

The GF-Series cameras also detect:

• Acetic Acid (C2H4O2)
• Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3)
• Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2)
• Dichlorodifluoromethane "FREON-12" (CCl2F2)
• Ethyl Cyanoacrylate "Superglue" (C6H7NO2)
• Ethylene (C2H4)

INFRARED CAMERAS FOR FAST GAS LEAK DETECTION AND FURNACE INSPECTION

Many chemical compounds and gases are invisible to the naked eye. Yet many companies work intensively with these substances before, during and after their production processes. FLIR GF-Series are infrared cameras which are able to visualize gas by utilising the physics of fugitive gas leaks. The camera produces a full picture of the scanned area and leaks appear as smoke on the camera’s viewfinder or LCD, allowing the user to see fugitive gas emissions. The image is viewed in real time and can be recorded in the camera for easy archiving.  The new GF-Series camera are also fully calibrated for temperature measurement applications.

FLIR GF320
Infrared Camera for Gas Leak Detection and Electrical Inspections

FLIR GF320 is a preventative maintenance solution to spot leaks in piping, flanges and connections in petrochemical operations. The camera can rapidly scan large areas and pinpoint leaks in real time. It is ideal for monitoring plants that is difficult to reach with contact measurement tools. Literally thousands of components can be scanned per shift without the need to interrupt the process. It reduces repair downtime and provides verification of the process. And above all it is exceptionally safe, allowing potentially dangerous leaks to be monitored from several meters away. FLIR GF320 will significantly improve your work safety, environmental and regulatory compliance, not to mention helping to improve the bottom line by finding leaks that essentially decrease profits.  The new GF320 now embeds GPS data into the image allowing workers to pinpoint the location of the leak or hot spot.
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FLIR GF309
Infrared Camera for Furnace and Electrical Inspections

The FLIR GF309 is designed for high temperature industrial furnace applications. These cameras are ideal for monitoring all types of furnaces, heaters and boilers, particularly in the chemical, petrochemical and utility industries. Custom-built to see through flames, the GF309 also features a detachable heat-shield designed to reflect heat away from the camera and camera operator, providing increased protection.

The FLIR GF309 infrared camera provides temperature readings across the entire surface of your heater/boiler/furnace and will help you to inspect faster, work safer and avert unscheduled shutdowns.
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GF306 - 
Infrared Camera for SF6 Gas Detection and Electrical Inspections

GasFindIR LW detects and visualizes SF6 (Sulfur Hexafluoride) and 25 other harmful gases quickly. from a safe distance and without the need to interrupt your plat's production process. SF6 is a gas used in electrical substations as at electric power plants as an insulator in circuit breakers and switchgear. The gas is also used in magnesium production and semiconductor manufacturing.  SF6 is harmful to the environment. It has a 24,000 times higher global warming potential than CO2 emissions - more than any other greenhouse gas.  Early detection and repair of leaks is a contribution of electric power plants to protect the environment.
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Find Methane and Other Leaks to maximize safety and profit

FLIR GasFindIR HSX is a preventative maintenance solution to spot leaks in piping, flanges and connections in petrochemical operations. Maximize safety and profitability by keeping close watch if the areas where methane and other Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) leaks can occur. Improving safety, effeciency, and profitability are key needs in business today. Features of the GasFindIR HSX address the need to boost productivity across a range of industrial environments.

Discover Carbon  Monoxide (CO) Before it’s Too Late

FLIR® GasFindIR CO™ is a light, portable infrared camera with an advanced cooled InSb detector tuned to a very narrow infrared spectral range.  The camera’s innovative design allows detection of very small CO leaks that can easily go unidentified.  Colorless CO emissions — when scanned with the GasFindIR infrared camera — appear on camera as smoke. 

Makes Reporting Easy

Images from FLIR GasFindIR cameras are recordable to any off the shelf video recorder for easy archiving and documentation.

Key Features:

GF-Series Camera Models Comarison

GasFindIR HSX

Boosts Leak Detection and Repair

It's easy to find more gas leaks faster with FLIR's next-generation GasFindIR HSX infrared camera. It's the smartest way to detect gases in petrochemical environments. Gases that are detectable by the GasFindIR HSX camera appear as smoke.

Find Trouble Before It's Too Late

The GasFindIR HSX is a preventative maintenance solution to spot leaks in tank cars, pipelines, and facilities. Maximize safety and profitability by keeping close watch of areas where methane and other Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) leaks can occur.

Improved safety, efficiency, and profitability are key needs in business today. New features of the GasFindIR HSX address the need to boost productivity across a range of industrial environments.

New Features

The GasFindIR HSX adds six new scene integration modes (for a total of nine scene integrations modes)

High Sensitivity Mode™(HSM) helps determine smaller leaks, so they can be repaired before conditions become dangerous and costly.

HSM also automatically fine tunes image presentation, to make surveys productive and efficient.

"Normal Scene", "Cold Scene", and "Hot Scene" can be selected at 60 Hz, 30 Hz, or 15 Hz to optimize for scene conditions and help find the smallest leaks.

Lithium Ion battery, 8-hours field replaceable, three batteries provided.

AC Adapter for 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz power and 12-volt connectivity to a vehicle.

The GasFindIR HSX camera is laboratory tested to detect Benzene, Ethanol, Ethylbenzene, Heptane, Hexane, Isoprene, Methanol, MEK, MIBK, Octane, Pentane, 1-Pentee, Toluene, Xylene, Butane, Ethane, Methane, Propane, and Ethylene.

Includes personal video recorder for easy archiving and documentation.

GasFindIR HSX is manufactured by FLIR Systems, the largest manufacturer of infrared cameras, offering the widest selection, best post-sale technical support, and training to ensure your success. With more than 40 years experience and a long history of innovation and leadership, you can trust FLIR Systems to help you protect your investment.

FLIR's thermal imagers are also used in such diverse applications as public safety, defense, navigation, electronic news gathering and search and rescue, as well as for electrical inspection, commercial and residential building inspection, indoor air quality and home energy monitoring applications, non-destructive testing, medical science, research and development, and manufacturing process control. * * DOWNLOADS: * Datasheet PDF -------- * Brochure

FLIR's New GasfindIR-LW
Infrared Camera Can Detect "Greenhouse Gases" With An Estimated Atmospheric Lifetime of 3,200 Years

Based on a unique, patent-pending technology, FLIR's GasFindIR-LW is a one-of-a-kind infrared camera designed to help the U.S. Environmental Agency and utility companies to better control Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) emissions in order to preserve the environment now and for future generations. In addition to the "greenhouse gas" SF6, the versatile GasFindIR-LW can also detect more than 20 other gases floating in the atmosphere.

Boston, MA - FLIR Systems, the global leader in infrared cameras, has announced its latest in ground-breaking infrared technology - the ThermaCAM GasFindIR-LW infrared camera. Based on a first-of-its-kind, patent-pending technology, the GasFindIR-LW can detect Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6), the colorless, odorless, nontoxic, and nonflammable greenhouse gas that is used as an insulator in high voltage equipment by the electric utility industry. SF6, although considered to be an excellent dielectric gas, has been targeted for emissions reductions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because pound for pound, Sulfur Hexafluoride contributes more to the greenhouse effect than any other gas.

In fact, one pound of SF6 has the same global warming impact of 11 tons of CO2. It has 23,900 times the global warming potential of CO2 and has an atmospheric lifetime of 3,200 years. Together, the EPA and many of the major utilities companies are working to find ways to better control SF6 emissions to help to preserve the earth.

FLIR's revolutionary GasFindIR-LW is lightweight, ergonomic, and easy to operate. It weighs only 4.6 pounds and is powered by a camcorder battery. The GasFindIR-LW enables thermographers to find SF6 gas leaks up to hundreds of feet away quickly and easily. Capable of scanning large areas, the GasFindIR-LW delivers real-time, high resolution thermal images of gas leaks that can be displayed on a standard TV or recorded digitally using the latest real time digital recording technology.

"I believe electric utilities are just as anxious to find these problems as the environmental enforcement community. Until now, they have not had the right tool to quickly localize leaks and assess their severity," said Tom Scanlon, Vice President for FLIR Systems. "Utilities now have that tool and can take the corrective actions necessary to quickly decrease their SF6 emissions."

The unique GasFindIR-LW camera can detect more than 20 other gases in addition to SF6 - making it ideal for not only the utility industry, but for other manufacturing companies as well. These gases include: Acetylchloride, Allyl Bromide, Allyl Chloride, Allyl Fluoride, 1,3-Butadiene, Ethylene, Freon 11, Freon 12, Freon 112, Freon 113, Freon 114, Methylsilane, Methyl Vinyl Ketone, Methyl Vinyl Ether, Propenal, Propene, Styrene, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl Chloride, Vinyl Ether, and Vinylidene Fluoride.