Honeywell BW Flex Series User Manual page 53

Explosive Gas/Vapour
Gasoline
Ethylene (C H
2 4
Benzene (C H
6 6
Note: This list is not all-inclusive. As combustible sensors are a non-specific sensing technology,
it is recommended you verify detection capabilities for any specific compounds.
Catalytic bead sensors are typically not recommended for detection of combustible gases with
flash points greater than 37.8° C/100° F.
Correction Factor for catalytic type combustible LEL sensors
The following table shows the % relative sensitivity of several common detectable gases based
on a methane (CH
catalytic combustible sensors offered in the BW Flex detector.
Gas
n-Butane
Hydrogen
Methane
n-Pentane
Propane
Custom
BW Flex Series
)
)
) calibration. This table applies to both Filtered and Unfiltered versions of the
4
Rel Sens
66
111
100
58
61
Detectable by
Non-Filtered LEL
Sensor
X
X
X
CF Value (vs Methane)
0.90
0.1-15
52
Detectable by
Filtered LEL
Sensor
X
1.5
1
1.7
1.6
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