Thank You for Attending Our February Webinar:

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1 Thank You for Attending Our February Webinar: Wireless Gas Detection to Enhance Your Existing Safety Strategies Your Host Mike DeLacluyse President Lesman Instrument Co Featured Speaker Rick Frauton Senior Product Marketing Manager United Electric Follow the Conversation #LesmanWebinar Providing Solutions to Detect, Measure, Analyze, and Control Your Process and Your Facility.

2 Wireless Gas Detection FIXED POINT GAS DETECTORS Enhance Existing Safety Strategies

3 Agenda 1. Wireless & Gas Detection Tutorial 2. Pervasive Problems 3. Solutions 4. Vanguard Gas Detector Overview 2

4 Wireless & Gas Detection Tutorial 3

5 Gas Detection Solutions 1. Portable 2. Fixed i. Point ii. Open Path iii. Ultrasonic 4

6 Gas Detection Solutions 2. Fixed i. Point 5

7 Why Wireless Gas Detection Placement of gas detectors varies by application: Methane is lighter than air mount at a high level Hydrogen sulfide is heavier than air mount low Unavailable power Unavailable wiring 6

8 Why? 40 million HART devices installed 26,000 WiHART networks operate in over 140 countries >99% reliable! Wireless sensors for IoT are estimated to grow 27.7% annually Wireless sensors are projected to reach 62 million connections by 2021 Over 50 and growing, WirelessHART product suppliers WirelessHART is 1 of 5 globally approved standards WirelessHART and ISA100 are the most common open industrial protocols both are IEC standards UE Selected WirelessHART due to the most installations and supplier support Source: Fieldcomm.org Berg Insight 7

9 Self-organizing Mesh Network Self-organizing Self-healing Simplifies commissioning Creates redundant paths to the GW Adding more instruments creates a stronger wireless network 8

10 Why WirelessHART? INTEROPERABLE WIRELESSHART NETWORK IN ACTION

11 WirelessHART Mesh Network Ranges Heavy obstruction 100 ft, tanker car example Medium obstruction 250 ft, space between obstructions Light obstruction 500 ft, tank farms Clear line of sight up to 800 ft Frequency hopping mesh network traffic and security ISA100 Distance can be much further. However, better-suited for star networks 10

12 What Has Changed in Wireless? Proprietary From Costly wireless Infrastructure 6 to 12-month battery life Limited diagnostics Long deployment Steep learning curve Difficult to maintain To Open Existing wireless Infrastructure 5-years* Expanded diagnostics Short deployment Available expertise Easier *UE Vanguard provides 5-year battery life 11

13 Gas Detection Hazards 3 main types: Toxic Units: Parts Per Million (PPM - PPB) e.g., Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon monoxide, Chlorine Combustible Units: % Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) e.g., Methane, Propane, Butane Asphyxiate Oxygen deficiency 12

14 Why Monitor Hydrogen Sulfide (H 2 S)? H 2 S IS EXTREMELY POISONOUS AND EXPLOSIVE 1. Fatal in high concentrations 2. Biggest risk in upstream O&G and refining 3. Causes 1/3 of all plant fatalities 4. Soluble in liquids like oil 5. Expands when reaching atmosphere 6. Colorless, smells like rotten eggs, can t smell in high concentrations (100 PPM)

15 Why Monitor Methane (CH 4 )? METHANE (CH 4 ) CLOUD IS EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE 1. Colorless, odorless, volatile gas 2. Chief constituent of natural gas 3. Lighter and less dense than air 4. Extremely flammable and can explode at low concentrations (5% LEL) 5. Asphyxiate displaces oxygen in the lungs 6. Hi pressure natural gas leaks form a cloud and explode when an ignition source is reached Many Examples On YouTube

16 Pervasive Problems 15

17 Customer Problems PART 1 1. Costly and labor intensive to install wired gas detectors 2. Infrastructure can t support additional devices 3. Installing wired detectors can take months 4. Proprietary wireless is too costly to install & maintain 5. Unavailability of line power

18 Customer Problems PART 2 6. Personal detectors are inadequate 7. Local alarms are not visible in the control room 8. Insufficient coverage leads to accidents 9. Can t detect emissions leaks from pipes 10.Insufficient resources for maintenance

19 Solutions to Problems 18

20 Augmenting Wired Gas Detection Monitor the previously unreachable Improve gas detection coverage Avoid the cost of additional wiring Provide coverage where and when needed 19

21 Monitor Assets (infrastructure) Reduce inspection rounds Infrastructure: Pipes, valves, tanks, seals, pumps, compressors Increase productivity 20

22 Monitor Methane Remote Drill Sites Distance from controller, limited wiring infrastructure, Wi-HART 21

23 Monitor Methane & H2S Petrochemical Available power & Wi-Hart but far from control room Confined space protection in a analyzer shelter 22

24 Detect H 2 S Coke Gas Refinery 24 x 7, lacked coverage, H 2 S corrosion, Wi-HART 23

25 Monitor Remote Locations Onshore No power and wiring infrastructure Monitor tank farms, fence line locations Saves thousands in conduit, wire and labor 24

26 Monitor Temporary Work Areas Easy to deploy when & where needed Work site perimeter and closed spaces 25

27 Aliso Canyon Gas Blowout Massive natural gas leak Emerging state regulations in California 26

28 Emerging Regulations will Promote the Monitoring of Gas Storage Locations Effected by CARB rulings on methane emissions. The delay of the Federal EPA emissions rule motivated the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to approve a rule to cut methane emissions by 40% 27

29 Central Valley Gas - Natural Gas Storage 28

30 Vanguard Gas Detector Overview 29

31 Product Overview

32 Self Powered Wireless Measurement & Communications + WirelessHART protocol self organizing wireless mesh network + Fully interoperable with other WirelessHART devices and AMS Suite GHz Antennae robust design + Extended Battery Life: 5+ years Replaceable without hot permit + Configurative burst rate 8 sec 1hr

33 Hassle-free calibration + Single easy access button to initiate local calibration & bump test validation. + Does not require connection to HART device (hand held or lap top with HART modem) to complete calibration or bump test validation. + No need to find the magnetic wand

34 Easy, Rapid Installation + Quick mount bracket allows one-handed installation. + Companion pipe/wall bracket allows a wide variety of installation options + May be deployed in Temporary Work Areas, for monitoring during maintenance, construction and fence lines + May be used to monitor integrity of assets identify leaks in piping, tanks, valves, pumps, compressors and plant perimeter fencing

35 FlexSense Sensor Technology + Each FlexSense automatically configures itself and its range to the transmitter on connection + Easy to change. No tools required + Replacement can be done without a hot work permit + Available for both toxic and explosive gases + 316ss corrosion resistant FlexSense housing

36 + 7.2 V Lithium (non-rechargeable) + Field-replaceable no hot permit required + Extended Battery Life: 5+ years GUARANTEED! Battery Pack

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