Corporate Health & Safety Memo 2011/10 Wetted material Selection Titanium sensor for Chlorine

This is what you get after a few minutes if you try to use a Titanium sensor for dry Chlorine. Accident in South of France in September 2011. Luckily enough: no injuries were caused

Titanium sensor for Oxygen

This is what you get after a few hours if you try to use a Titanium sensor for Oxygen applied without degreasing August 2007

Tantalum electrodes for NAOH 62%

This is what you get after a few months if you try to use Tantalum electrodes for Sodium Hydroxide 62% (NAOH) May 2011

What must we learn?

Wrong selection of wetted materials can cause accidents on customers site, or considerably reduce the life time of our instruments Accidents can occur with all kinds of technologies, in all countries and with KROHNE instruments as well

What must be done?

Use corrosion guidelines
It is each sales Companys duty to advise customers about the choice of instrument, including the selection of raw materials based on corrosion guidelines. See http://infonet.krohne.com or http://sharepoint.krohne.com (available soon)

Remind our customers of their responsibilities

Responsibility for the use of measurement devices with regard to suitability, intended use and corrosion resistance of the used materials against the measured fluid lies solely with the operator.