Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 4, 467(2024)

Research on open circuit detection method of hydrogen sulfide/methane based on 8.309 μm QCL

Jun LI1,2、*, Binbin FAN1,2, Qingjie ZENG1, Jiarui ZHANG1,2, Tian MA1,2, Xiaowei ZHAI1,2, Le HAO1,2, Anshan XIAO3, He ZHANG3, and Zhen WANG3
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  • 1School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi 'an University of Science and Technology, Xi 'an70054, China
  • 2Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Coal Fire Disaster Prevention, Xi 'an710054, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Chemical Safety, SINOPEC Research Institute of Safety Engineering Co., Ltd., Qingdao266000, China
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    The research of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and methane (CH4) concentration measurement technology is of great significance to petroleum and petrochemical industry.In this paper, a Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) with a center wavelength of 8.309 μm was selected as the detection light source based on Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) technology. A 30 m long distance sensing system was established by using Wavelength Modulated Spectroscopy (WMS) technology to measure the mixture of H2S and CH4 gases. The experiment mixed H2S with 5% volume fraction of water vapor for measurement, and it showed excellent absorption characteristics in this band, with less cross-interference. Through sensing experiments, the impact of different sensing distances of 15 m and 30 m on the detection signal was analyzed. By increasing integration time and calculating the signal-to-noise ratio, a minimum sensing limit of 128.75 ×10-9 m was achieved. Finally, Allan variance calculations revealed that when integration time was 183 s and 142 s, the lowest detection limits for H2S and CH4 were 0.593×10-9 and 1.160×10-9, respectively. The results provide an effective method for remote measurement of highly sensitive H2S and CH4 multi-component gases and ensure safe operation in a variety of industrial environments.

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    Jun LI, Binbin FAN, Qingjie ZENG, Jiarui ZHANG, Tian MA, Xiaowei ZHAI, Le HAO, Anshan XIAO, He ZHANG, Zhen WANG. Research on open circuit detection method of hydrogen sulfide/methane based on 8.309 μm QCL[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(4): 467

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    Received: Jul. 23, 2023

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    Published Online: Apr. 2, 2024

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    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243204.0467

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