MSA Gassonic is the world’s leading manufacturer of fixed acoustic gas leak detectors for the oil and gas industry.
These gas detectors are supplied in accordance with Norwegian requirements and are specially designed for reliable and immediate detection of gas leaks in pressurized process plants in both on- and offshore hazardous areas.

The gas detectors

Gassonic acoustic gas detectors detect ultrasonic sound (25 kHz) generated by gas leaks from pressurized process plants.
They are capable of detecting small gas leaks down to 0.1 kg/sec, at distances up to 20 meters, long before the leak reaches a dangerous level.
In addition, these detectors are not affected by weather conditions and wind, making the placement and predictability of the detector highly reliable and easy.

New Gassonic

The new Gassonic Observer-i uses artificial neural network (ANN) technology, which helps distinguish between true gas leaks and sources of false alarms.
It features 4-20mA and HART output to the control system, enabling seamless integration.
The Observer-i also includes SENSSONIC™ self-test technology, which performs an external self-test on the detector to ensure optimal reliability.

This combination of point gas detectors, line gas detectors and Gassonic acoustic detectors provides a comprehensive and highly effective gas detection system.

Videos

For more information, see the MSA Gassonic White Paper:
What are acoustic (ultrasonic) gas leak detectors and how do they work?

To understand how the MSA Gassonic Observer-i detects gas leaks, watch the following video:
Video

For more information about Gassonic Observer-i, visit:
Gassonic Observer-i

For more information about MSA’s hydrogen detection solutions, visit:
Hydrogen detection solutions
This includes details on how to protect people and facilities from dangerous hydrogen gas leaks, the chemical properties of hydrogen and product solutions for hydrogen gas leak detection.

In addition, for insight into how to work safely with hydrogen, you can check out the technical report:
How to work safely with hydrogen: Insight into the principles of hydrogen flame and gas detection