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Gas Sensors and Gas Metering:

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August 2010 IAS012B

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 Introduction
Gas flow meters are the instruments that are used to measure the linear, nonlinear, mass, or
volumetric flow rate of a gas whereas, Gas sensors/monitors are the devices that undergo a
reversible physical or chemical change in response to the presence of a gas, so as to give a signal
BCC estimates the global (usually electrical) that is transmitted, displayed, or used to operate alarms and controls
market for gas flow me-
Secondary instruments refers to the Technologies that are used to convert the information
ters, sensors, monitors, sensed by and transmitted from the flow meter or gas sensor/monitor into actionable data and
and secondary flow in- information (e.g., gas temperature, pressure, and density).
strumentation at about
The use of gas meters, sensing and monitoring equipment is dictated in some applications by
$3.6 billion in 2009 and
process technology and economics. In other applications, environmental and safety regulations
$3.9 billion in 2010.
specify the use of gas detectors in certain types of facilities and for certain types of toxic and
Growing at a projected combustible gases.
compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of Major application areas for gas sensors and meters include custody (ownership) transfer of
natural gas, stack gas monitoring, flue gas monitoring, utilities applications, CNG, and low flow
5.9%, the market should
rate gas applications.
approach $5.2 billion by
2015. A variety of sensors is used to detect flammable gases. There are also many different flammable
conditions, each requiring a specific type of sensor in order to be accurately measured. New
sensor technologies, such as miniaturized photo ionization detectors (PIDs) for volatile organic
compound (VOC) measurement, non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensors for CO2 or combustible
gas, and additional types of substance-specific electrochemical sensors, are available for
incorporation into multi-sensor portable instruments.
BCC Research report Gas Sensors and Gas Metering: Applications and Markets-IAS012B provides
the information about the considerable changes that gas flow meters and gas flow sensors
and monitors has experienced in the last 5 years, including internal changes (e.g., as a result of
technological developments) and external shifts.
The report is useful to anyone concerned with the manufacturing, marketing, operation, and
maintenance of gas metering and gas sensing/monitoring systems.
The information for the report has been collected through primary as well as the secondary
research methodologies by conducting an extensive international user survey and supplementing
the earlier surveys findings with a literature review and key-informant interviews.

SUMMARY FIGURE
TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR GAS FLOW METERS, SENSORS/MONITORS,
AND SECONDARY FLOW, 2009-2015
($ MILLIONS)

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The scope of this report is broad and includes:
The market for gas flow
sensors and monitors is
expected to grow faster
than the markets for
either flow meters or sec-
ondary instrumentation.
This segment is worth
an estimated $1.8 billion
in 2010 and is expected
to reach $2.5 billion by
2015, a compound an-
nual growth rate (CAGR)
of 6.7%.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction Table 4 Market for Gas Flow Metering, Sensors/
Chapter Two: Summary CO
Chapter Three: Overview Sample Transport and Conditioning
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Scope of Study
An overview describing the importance of gas flow metering and gas sensors/monitors
Analysis of market trends, with data from 2009, estimates for 2010, and projections of
compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2015
A review of major products and applications and the future effect of the industry
A discussion of environmental and energy regulations
An examination of the industrys structure, including the secondary gas flow instrumentation
industry
Evaluations of various technologies and patents, including process economics
A focus on international trade
Profiles of major players in the industry.
Study Goals and Objectives Monitors, And Secondary Flow Instrumentation By
Reasons for Doing The Study and Intended Region, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Audience Figure 3 Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors,
Scope of Report and Secondary Flow Instrumentation Market
Methodology Geographical Segments, 2009-2015 (%)
Information Sources Chapter Four: Gas Sensing and Monitoring
Authors Credentials Technologies
Related BCC Reports Detection and Measurement Technologies
BCC Online Services Extractive Manual Techniques
Disclaimer Nitrogen Oxides
Summary Table Global Market for Gas Flow Oxygen
Meters, Sensors/Monitors, And Secondary Flow Sulfur Dioxide
Instrumentation By Product Type, Through 2015 VOCs
($ Millions) Instrumented Techniques
Summary Figure Trends In Global Market for Gas CEMS
Flow Meters, Sensors/monitors, And Secondary Flow, Figure 4 Typical Sampling Systems for An Onstream
2009-2015 ($ Millions) Analyzer
History of Gas Flow Metering and Gas Sensing/ Sample Gas Analysis
Monitoring Wet-Basis Gas Analysis
Gas Flow Meters Dry-Basis Gas Analysis
Gas Analyzers Data Acquisition System
Secondary Instrumentation Cross-duct (Or Cross-stack) Monitoring
Technologies Technology
Applications System Integration
Table 1 Overview of Major Applications for Gas Flow CEMS Applications
Metering, Gas Sensors/Monitors, And Secondary Gas Table 5 Cement Industry Applications of Cems
Flow Instrumentation By Market Segment Table 6 Coal Fired Power Plant Applications of Cems
Market Summary Table 7 Iron and Steel Industry Applications of Cems
Product Category Stack Gas/Source Sampling
Table 2 Market for Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors, Stack/Source Sampling Procedure
and Secondary Flow Instrumentation By Product Selection of Sampling Position in The
Category, 2009-2015 (%) Stack/Source
Figure 1 Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors, And Table 8 Minimum Number of Traverse Points Across
Secondary Flow Instrumentation Market Product The Stack
Segments, Through 2015 (%) Measurement of Gas Flow Rate (Pollutant
Application Segments Emission Rate)
Table 3 Market for Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors, Measurement of Stack Gas Velocity
and Secondary Flow Instrumentation By Type of Determination of Temperature of Gas
Application, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Table 9 Probes Used for Different Temperature
Figure 2 Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors, And Ranges
Secondary Flow Instrumentation Market Application Determination of Pressure
Segments, 2009-2015 (%)
Bourdon
Geographical Segments
Bellows
 Table of Contents, continued
Diaphragm Other Technologies
Capacitive Or Inductance Optical Flow Meters
Resistive, Strain Gauge Sonar-based Flow Meters
BCC estimates the global Piezoelectric Selecting A Flow Meter
market for gas flow Types of Temperature Transmitters Performance Comparisons
Fixed Vs. Portable Gas Sensors and Monitors Table 12 Comparison of Selected Gas Flow Meter
meters at $1.5 billion The Basic Fixed System Options and Costs
in 2009 and more than Key Considerations Flow Meter Advantages and Disadvantages
$1.5 billion in 2010, ris- Intrinsically Safe Table 13 Flow Meter Advantages and Disadvantages
Explosion Proof The Importance of Accuracy
ing to nearly $2 billion Fixed Systems Best Practice Table 14 Importance of Degree of Accuracy in Gas
by 2015. These figures Basic Portable Gas Detectors Flow Metering (%)
Key Considerations What is Reliability?
represent a CAGR of Portables Best Practice Table 15 Importance of Reliability in Specifying/
5.2% between 2010 and Advanced Sensors for Multi-sensor Purchasing Gas Flow Meters (%)
Instruments Other Gas Flow Meter Selection Criteria
2015. Other Types of Direct Reading Sensors Installed Base
Micro- And Nanosensors Suppliers
Microelectromechanical Sensors Table 16 Gas Flow Meter Vendor Leaders and
Mems Gas Sensing Technologies Products Offering
Electrochemical Sensors Markets
Mass Sensors Application Segments
Applications Table 17 Global Market for Gas Flow Meters By
Table 10 Potential Applications of Mems Chemical Application, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
and Gas Sensors Figure 7 Global Demand for Gas Flow Metering By
Automotive Market Sector Application, 20092015 (%)
Life Sciences Table 18 Gas Flow Metering By Meter Type/
Environmental Protection Application Chart
Military/public Safety Custody (Ownership) Transfer
Industrial Leak Detection and Process Table 19 Global Demand for Custody Transfer
Control Gas Flow Metering By Meter Type, Through 2015
Nanosensors ($ Millions)
Nano-gas Sensing Technologies Stack Gas Monitoring
Nanotubes Table 20 Global Demand for Stack Gas Flow Metering
Nanoribbons By Meter Type, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Nanowires Flare Gas Flow Metering and Monitoring
Nano-cantilevers Table 21 Global Demand for Flare Gas Flow Metering
Nanoparticles By Meter Type, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Nanoceramics Utility Applications
Chapter Five: Gas Flow Metering: Technologies and Table 22 Global Demand for Utility Gas Flow
Markets Metering By Meter Type, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Technologies CNG
Table 11 Flow Meter Technologies Table 23 Global Demand for CNG Flow Metering By
DP Flow Meters Meter Type, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Orifice Plate Low Flow Gas Flow Metering
Flow Nozzles Table 24 Global Demand for Low Gas Flow Rate
Venturi Tube Metering By Meter Type, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Figure 5 Venturi Flow Meter Technology Segments
Elbow Meter Table 25 Global Demand for Gas Flow Meters By Type
Figure 6 Elbow Flow Meter of Technology, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
PD Flow Meters Figure 8 Global Demand for Gas Flow Metering By
Diaphragm Meters Technology Segmemnt, 20092015 (%)
Rotary Meters DP
Turbine Flow Meters Table 26 Global Demand for DP Gas Flow Metering By
Thermal Mass Flow Meters Application Segment, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Direct-heat Flow Meters PD
Externally Heated Flow Meters Table 27 Global Demand for PD Gas Flow Metering By
Heated-tube Design Application Segment, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Bypass-type Design Turbine
Air Velocity Probes Table 28 Global Demand for Turbine Gas Flow
Variable Area Flow Meters Metering By Application Segment, Through 2015
To place an order for Slotted Tube Flow Meters ($ Millions)
Gas Sensors and Gas Vane and Piston Flow Meters Thermal Mass
MFC Table 29 Global Demand for Thermal Mass Gas Flow
Metering: Applications Metering By Application Segment, Through 2015
Annubar
and Markets Coriolis Flow Meters
($ Millions)
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Tube Designs
Table 30 Global Demand for MFCs Gas Flow Metering
Ultrasonic Flow Meters
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Vortex Flow Meter
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Table 31 Global Demand for Annubar Gas Flow Figure 10 Global Demand for Gas Sensor/Monitoring
Metering By Application Segment, Through 2015 By Technology Segment, 2009-2015 (%)
($ Millions) IR Gas Sensors/Monitors
Ultrasonic Table 44 Global Demand for IR Sensor/monitoring By
Table 32 Global Demand for Ultrasonic Gas Flow Application Segment, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Metering By Application Segment, Through 2015 Solid-state Gas Sensors
($ Millions) Table 45 Global Demand for Solid-state Sensor/
Coriolis Monitoring By Application Segment, Through 2015
Table 33 Global Demand for Coriolis Gas Flow ($ Millions)
Metering By Application Segment, Through 2015 Catalytic Gas Sensors
($ Millions) Table 46 Global Demand for Catalytic Sensor/
Doppler Vortex Monitoring By Application Segment, Through 2015
Table 34 Global Demand for Doppler Vortex Gas ($ Millions)
Flow Metering By Application Segment, Through Gas Chromatography Sensors
2015 ($ Millions) Table 47 Global Demand for GC Sensor/monitoring
Chapter Six: Gas Sensor/Monitoring Technologies By Application Segment, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Technologies Electrochemical Gas Sensors
IR Sensing/Monitoring Technology Table 48 Global Demand For Electrochemical Sensor/
NDIR Technology Monitoring By Application Segment, Through 2015
Solid-state Sensing/Monitoring Technology ($ Millions)
Catalytic Bead Sensing/Monitoring Technology Paramagnetic Gas Sensors
Gas Chromatography Table 49 Global Demand for Paramagnetic Sensor/
Flame Ionization Detection Technology Monitoring By Application Segment, Through 2015
TC Analyzers ($ Millions)
Electron Capture Detector Chemiluminescence Gas Sensors
PIDs Table 50 Global Demand for Chemilumescence
Flame Photometric Detector Sensors/Monitoring By Application Segment,
UV Sensing/Monitoring Technology Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Chemiluminescent Analyzers UV Gas Sensors
Electrochemical Sensing/Monitoring Technology Table 51 Global Demand For Ultra-violet Sensor/
Paramagnetic Analyzers Monitoring By Application Segment, Through 2015
Other Technologies ($ Millions)
Mass Spectrometry Chapter Seven: Secondary Gas Flow Metering
Technologies
Hot-wire Anemometers
Technologies
Air Duct Traversing
Temperature Measurement
Suppliers
Table 52 Overview of Temperature Sensors
Table 35 Gas Flow Sensors/Monitors Supplier Leaders
and Products Offering Density Measurement
Markets Pressure Measurement
Application Segments Table 53 Overview of Pressure Sensors
Table 36 Global Demand for Gas Sensing/Monitoring Suppliers
By Application, Through 2015 ($ Millions) Table 54 Secondary Gas Flow Instrumentation
Figure 9 Global Demand for Gas Sensing/Monitoring Supplier/Vendor
By Market Sector Application, 20092015 (%) Markets
Custody Transfer Application Segments
Table 37 Global Demand for Custody Transfer Sensor/ Table 55 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow
Monitoring By Product Segment, Through 2015 Metering Instrumentation By Application, Through
($ Millions) 2015 ($ Millions)
Stack Gas Monitoring Figure 11 Global Demand for Secondary Gas
Table 38 Global Demand for Stack Gas Sensor/ Flow Metering Instrumentation By Market Sector
Monitoring By Product Segment, Through 2015 Application, 20092015 ($ Millions)
($ Millions) Custody (Ownership) Transfer of Natural Gas
Flare Gas Monitoring Table 56 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow
Table 39 Global Demand for Flare Gas Sensor/ Instrumentation Used in Custody Transfer of Natural
Monitoring By Product Segment, Through 2015 Gas By Type of Instrument, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
($ Millions) Stack Gas Monitoring
Utility Applications Table 57 Global Demand for Secondary As Flow
Table 40 Global Demand for Utility Sensor/ Instrumentation for Stack Gas By Type of Instrument,
Monitoring By Product Segment, Through 2015 Through 2015 ($ Millions)
($ Millions) Flare Gas Monitoring
CNG Table 58 Global Demand for Secondarygas Flow
Table 41 Global Demand for CNG Sensor/Monitoring Instrumentation Usind in Flare Metering By Type of
To place an order for Instrument, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
By Product Segment, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
Gas Sensors and Gas Low Flow Rate Gas Utility Applications
Metering: Applications Table 42 Global Demand for Low Gas Flow Rate Table 59 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow
Sensor/Monitoring By Product Segment, Through Instrumentation Used in Utility Applications By Type
and Markets 2015 ($ Millions) of Instrument, Through 2015 ($ Millions)
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Table 43 Global Demand for Gas Sensor/Monitoring Table 60 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow
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Low Gas Flow Rate Applications Emerson Process Management
Table 61 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Endress+hauser, Inc.
Flow Instrumentation Used in Low Gas Flow Rate Figaro Engineering, Inc.
Applications By Type of Instrument, Through 2015 Florite International, Inc.
($ Millions) Frehnig Instruments & Controls
Technology Segments Gas Technology Institute (Gti)
Table 62 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow Ge Sensing
Metering Instrumentation By Type of Instrument, General Monitors
Through 2015 ($ Millions) Hedland In-line Flowmeters
Figure 12 Global Demand for Secondary Gas Flow Honeywell, Inc.
Metering Instrumentation By Technology Segment, Horiba, Ltd.
20092015 (%)
IFM Efector, Inc.
Temperature Sensors
Impco Technologies, Inc.
Table 63 Global Demand for Temperature Secondary Innova Airtech Instruments A/s
Instrumentation By Application Segment, Through
2015 ($ Millions) Instrumart
Pressure Sensors International Sensor Technology
Invensys
Table 64 Global Demand for Pressure Secondary
Instrumentation By Application Segment, Through J-tec Associates, Inc.
2015 ($ Millions) Kep-kessler-ellis Products
Density Measurement Land Instruments International
Table 65 Global Demand for Density Secondary Mccrometer, Inc.
Instrumentation By Application Segment, Through Micro Systems & Controls
2015 ($ Millions) Msa Instruments Division
Chapter Eight: Major Geographical Markets Quest Technologies
Table 66 Market for Gas Metering, Sensors/Monitors, R2 Controls, Inc.
and Secondary Flow Instrumentation By Region, Sage Metering, Inc.
Through 2015 ($ Millions) Servomex Co., Inc.
Appendix A: Purchasing Criteria Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Flow Meters Sitron Usa, Inc.
Table 67 Important Factors in Specification/ South West Research Institute (Swri)
Purchasing of Flow Meters (Scale is 1 To 5) Spink Controls
Gas Sensors/Monitors Synectic Design, Ltd.
Table 68 Important Factors in Specification/ Teledyne Analytical Instruments
Purchasing of Gas Sensors/monitors (Scale is 1 To 5) Toky Electrical Co., Ltd.
Appendix B: Company Profiles Varian, Inc.
The Abb Group (Abb Analytical) Yokogawa Corporation of America
Acculex Appendix C Patent Analysis
Alicat Scientific, Inc. Figure 13 U.S. Gas Sensor/Monitor Patents Issued
Altech Environment Usa Since 1975, By Product Type (% of Patents Identified)
Amalgamated Instruments Co. Pty, Ltd. Gas Flow Meter Patents
Ametek, Inc. Figure 14 U.S. Gas Sensor Flow Meter Patents
Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. (Apm) Issued Since 1975 By Technology Type (% of Patents
Automatic Flare Systems, Ltd. Identified)
Bacharach, Inc. Gas Sensor and Monitor Patents
Baseline-mocon, Inc. (Baseline) Figure 15 U.S. Gas Sensor and Monitor Patents
Brooks Instrument Issued Since 1975 By Technology Type (% of Patents
Casella Usa Identified)
Cidra Secondary Instrumentation Patents
Cimtechniques, Inc. Figure 16 U.S. Secondary Gas Instrumentation
Patents Issued Since 1975, By Parameter Measured
City Technology, Ltd.
(% of Patents Identified)
Control Microsystems, Inc.
Countronics
Davidson Instruments
Drger Safety Ag 150 pages
Drscada Automation 68 tables
Elster-instromet N.v.

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