Has anyone used a sensor like this on flammable gasses like natural gas? I have an orifice plate installed in a gas line that I'd like to monitor via PLC. Right now, it has hose barbs and shutoff valves suitable for connecting a handheld meter to get a reading.
For monitoring air supplies, I usually mount these sensors in the same enclosure as the PLC and use hose and bulkhead fittings to bring the pressure sensing lines to the sensor. I'm guessing it's a bad idea to bring flammable gasses into an electrical enclosure in the same fashion. How is this situation usually handled? Mount the sensor outside the enclosure? Upgrade to a (way more expensive) sensor?
Thanks!
For monitoring air supplies, I usually mount these sensors in the same enclosure as the PLC and use hose and bulkhead fittings to bring the pressure sensing lines to the sensor. I'm guessing it's a bad idea to bring flammable gasses into an electrical enclosure in the same fashion. How is this situation usually handled? Mount the sensor outside the enclosure? Upgrade to a (way more expensive) sensor?
Thanks!