Hydrosteel 6000 Handheld Corrosion Probe

General Details

Hydrosteel® 6000 – Fast, Reliable Hydrogen Flux Spot Measurement

The Hydrosteel 6000 hydrogen flux monitor is the ultimate portable tool for sour HF and high temperature corrosion and diffusible hydrogen damage in steel.

The intrinsically safe hydrogen flux monitor is totally non-intrusive and requires minimal test surface preparation. Consumables such as grease are not needed and reliable measurements can be made within a minute.

Measurements can be taken from small pipes and large vessels at any orientation and any temperature up to 500 °C (932 °F) with a single probe.

Features
  • Rapid, reliable and repeatable measurement of hydrogen flux
  • Operates on steel up to 500 °C
  • Accommodates surfaces from 3.5″ diameter to flat
  • Operates in any orientation, e.g. at base of pipe and vessels where corrosion commonly occurs
  • Portable, light-weight
  • Simple to use
  • Intrinsically safe
  • Totally non-intrusive
  • Little or no test surface preparation needed
  • No consumables such as adhesives, liquids or greases required
Specifications

MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLE
Hydrogen collection and analysis

INTRINSICALLY SAFE APPROVALS
ll 2 G Ex ia IIC T4 (-20° C≤ Ta ≤ +60°C)
Certificate Number Baseefa 02ATEX0093

OPERATION
Battery Type: 4 x Alkaline AA. Typically 30 hours life DC input 6 volts

SENSITIVITY
± 1 pL/cm2/s (Note: 1 pL = 10-12 litres at s.t.p.)

DYNAMIC RANGE
0 to 15,000 pL/cm2/s

ACCURACY
± 10% display reading ± one digit

RESPONSE
T90 = 50 seconds

CALIBRATION
Factory calibrated to fully documented procedures in accordance with our ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System
Yearly calibration required

COMMUNICATION
Bi-directional using IR port

DATA LOGGING
Over 40,000 data points with time & date stamp

PC SOFTWARE
Microsoft Windows and Vista compatible

TEMPERATURE
Analyzer: -20 to 50 °C, -13 to 120 °F
LT-R probe: steel surface up to 150 °C, 300 °F
HT-R probe: steel surface up to 500 °C, 930 °F
AT-S probe: steel surface up to 500 °C, 930 °F
HT-S probe: steel surface up to 500 °C, 930 °F
Storage < 20 °C, <70 °F

GAS CONDUIT
Standard lengths available:
LT-R and HT-R 1 – 10m
LT-R only 2m

DIMENSIONS
Analyser: 13.5 x 2.3 x 2 in., (34 x 6 x 5 cm)
LT-R and AT-S probes: 6 in., (15 cm) diameter
HT-R and HT-S probes: 2.25 in., (5.7 cm) diameter

WEIGHT
Analyser: 1 lb, 450 g
LT-R probe: 14 oz, 397 g
HT-R probe: 11 oz 312 g

STEEL CUVATURE RANGE
Minimum diameters
LT-R and HT-S probes: 3.5 in., 9 cm
HT-R and AT-S probes: 8 in., 20 cm

Applications
  • Measurement of active corrosion in steel pipes and vessels in petrochemical service at temperatures up to 500 °C
  • Hydrogen monitoring for industrial bake out
  • Identification of corrosion hot spots
  • Optimisation of corrosion control measures and inhibitor programs
  • HIC damage identification, assessment and control
  • Sour, HF acid and all high temperature corrosion monitoring
  • Risk based inspection of prospective hydrogen damage
  • Integrity testing of internal protective coatings
  • Optimisation of hydrogen bake outs and controlled cooling of large scale vessels