PECULIARITIES OF OPERATION OF THE THERMOCATALYTIC SENSOR IN THE NATURAL GAS

Abstract

The work describes in detail the principle of operation and features of the functioning of the thermocatalytic sensors and provides brief information about their development. Considering the specified requirements, which the sensor must comply with, the most optimal one is chosen for research. Experimental studies of the sensitivity of thermocatalytic sensors were carried out using natural gas of various compositions determined by the chromatographic method. The results obtained indicate the possibility of using sensors as sensitive elements for monitoring the quality of natural gas. The indicated problematic issues related to the instability of sensors during operation. It has been established that thermocatalytic sensors cannot provide continuous monitoring of gas quality for a long period of time, since its sensitivity decreases during operation.