Issue Date: November 22, 1995
Revision Date: August 23, 1999

Tidel Engineering, Inc.

EMS-3500 with Monitoring Well Probe Part 301-0641, Sheen Probes Part 301-0687, Tidel Detector #301-0762

Out-Of-Tank Product Detector (Liquid-Phase)

Detector

Output Type Qualitative
Sampling Frequency Continuous
Operating Principle Conductivity via resistor ladder network (Monitoring Well Probe Part 301-0641), electrical conductivity/hydrocarbon sensitive polymer (Sheen Probes Part 301-0687 and Tidel Detector #301-0762).

Test Results

Monitoring Well Probe Part 301-0641

  Unleaded Gasoline Water
Detection time (min:sec) 0:04 0:07
Fall time (min) <1 <1
Lower detection limit (cm) 0.32 0.32

Sheen Probes Part 301-0687

  Unleaded Gasoline Water
Detection time (min:sec) 7:45 3:35
Fall time (min:sec) 18:01 16:57
Lower detection limit (cm) 0.02 0.04

Tidel Detector #301-0762

  Unleaded Gasoline Water
Detection time (min:sec) 9:31 7:05
Fall time (min:sec) 55:42 17:04
Lower detection limit (cm) 0.04 0.08

Specificity Results (in addition to above)

Activated: n-hexane, diesel, jet-A fuel, JP-4 jet fuel (except Sheen Probes Part 301-0687), toluene, xylene(s).

Comments

Sensors are reusable.

  • Tidel Engineering, Inc.
    2310 McDaniel Dr.
    Carrollton, TX 75006
    Tel: (800) 678-7577
  • Evaluator: Carnegie Mellon Research Institute
    Tel: (412) 268-3495
    Date of Evaluation: 02/02/93, 01/31/93 , 03/18/93

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