102
MAN0530 Issue 10 - 11/09  Searchline Excel
2104M0506
An open path alarm set at 1 LEL.m would be triggered by any of the situations shown below:
LEL.mmonitoringisparticularlybenecialwhiletheExcelgasdetectorisprotectingtheperimeter
of a plant or process, often reducing the quantity of point detectors required. The open path 
LEL.m system has the ability to detect leaks that point detectors may miss due to prevailing 
or changing wind directions, and can provide early warning of a dilute gas cloud when point 
detectors may not register any gas presence.
B.3  ABBREVIATIONS
ATEX     European Hazadous Area Approval
CSA
      Canadian Standards Association
DSP      Digital Signal Processor
EMC      Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
IAA      Instrument Assisted Alignment
IECEx     International Hazadous Area Approval
IP       Ingress Protection
IR       Infrared
IS       Intrinsically Safe
FM       Factory Mutual
LEL       Lower Explosive Limit 
LR       Long Range
MR       Medium Range
NPT       National Pipe Thread
RFI       Radio Frequency Interference
SHC       Sieger Handheld Calibrator
SR       Short Range
UL       Underwriters Laboratories
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY