Vanguard Gas Detector Overview
The Vanguard WirelessHART, fixed point gas detector is designed to monitor gas emissions in areas with power and signal wire limitations. It significantly reduces engineering and deployment time and costs. A true wireless device with 5-year battery life and wireless HART communication, Vanguard utilizes interchangeable toxic and combustible sensors that can be hot swapped via UE’s patented FlexSenseTM technology.
Applications
Storage tank monitoring
Well plugging and abandonment (P&A).
Specifications
- Sensor Type Methane (CH4) : NDIR / Propane (C3H8): NDIR / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): Electrochemical / Carbon Monoxide (CO): Electrochemical / Ammonia (NH3): Electrochemical
- Storage Temp Methane (CH4) : 72⁰F (22⁰C) Recommended / Propane (C3H8): 72⁰F (22⁰C) Recommended / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 72⁰F (22⁰C) Recommended / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 72⁰F (22⁰C) Recommended / Ammonia (NH3): 72⁰F (22⁰C)
- Sensor Type [i] Methane (CH4) : NDIR / Propane (C3H8): NDIR / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): Electrochemical / Carbon Monoxide (CO): Electrochemical / Ammonia (NH3): Electrochemical
- Storage Life Methane (CH4) : 3 years / Propane (C3H8): 3 years / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 1 year / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 6 months / Ammonia (NH3): 6 months
- Min Op. Temp Methane (CH4) : -40 ⁰F (-40 ⁰C) / Propane (C3H8): -40 ⁰F (-40 ⁰C) / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): -40 ⁰F (-40 ⁰C) / Carbon Monoxide (CO): -40 ⁰F (-40 ⁰C) / Ammonia (NH3): -4 ⁰F (-20 ⁰C)
- Max Op. Temp Methane (CH4) : - 149 ⁰F (65 ⁰C) / Propane (C3H8): 149 ⁰F (65 ⁰C) / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 149 ⁰F (65 ⁰C) / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 131 ⁰F (55 ⁰C) / Ammonia (NH3): 105 ⁰F (40 ⁰C)
- Range Methane (CH4) : 0 to 100% LEL / Propane (C3H8): 0 to 100% LEL / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 0 – 100 ppm / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 0 – 500 ppm / Ammonia (NH3): 0 – 100 ppm
- Resolution Methane (CH4) : 1% LEL / Propane (C3H8): 1% LEL / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 1 ppm / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 1 ppm ppm / Ammonia (NH3): 1 ppm
- Accuracy Methane (CH4) : ±2 LEL or ±5% of indication [iii] / Propane (C3H8): ±2 LEL or ±5% of indication [iii] / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): ±2 ppm or ±5% of indication [iii] / Carbon Monoxide (CO): ±5 ppm or ±5% of indication [iii] / Ammonia (NH3): ±2 ppm or ±5% of indication [iii]
- Response Time [iv] (T90) Methane (CH4) : 30 sec / Propane (C3H8): 30 sec / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): <30 sec / Carbon Monoxide (CO): <30 sec / Ammonia (NH3): <5 min
- Stabilization Time Methane (CH4) : 2 min / Propane (C3H8): 2 min / Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S): 1 min / Carbon Monoxide (CO): 1 min / Ammonia (NH3): 5 min
[i] Expected operational life varies with environmental conditions and gas exposure
[ii] At standard conditions: 68°F (20°C) and 1.0 atm. Accuracy may vary with frequency, accuracy of calibration, and environmental conditions
[iii] Whichever is greater
[iv] Excludes latency due to burst rate
Dimensional Drawings
TCD50 & TCD60
Mounting options
Standard mount Magnetic mount Universal mount
Approvals
N. America [vii]
TCD50
- Class I Div. 1, Groups C & D, T4
- United States
- Class I, Zone 1, AEx db ia [ia] IIB T4 Gb
- Enclosure Type 4X, IP66[v]
- Canada
- Class I, Zone 1, Ex db ia [ia] IIB T4 Gb
- -40 °C < Ta < +65 °C [vi]
TCD60
- ITS-121ATEX31360X
- II 2 (2) G Ex db ia [ia] IIC T4 Gb
- IP66 [v]
- -40 °C < Tamb < +65 °C [vi]
Europe [vii]
TCD50
- ITS 16 ATEX 18474
- II 2 (2) G Ex db ia [ia] IIB T4 Gb
- IP66 [v]
- -40 °C < Tamb < +65 °C [vi]
TCD60
- ITS-121ATEX31360X
- II 2 (2) G Ex db ia [ia] IIC T4 Gb
- IP66 [v]
- -40 °C < Tamb < +65 °C [vi]
International [vii]
TCD50
- IECEx ETL 16.0016
- Ex db ia [ia] IIB T4 Gb
- IP66 [v]
- -40°C < Tamb < +65 °C [vi]
TCD60
- IECEx ETL 21.0065X
- Ex db ia [ia] IIC T4 Gb
- IP66 [v]
- -40 °C < Tamb < +65 °C [vi]