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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sandra,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are some best practices for gas detection that I can share based on my 25+ years working with various systems and manufacturers. Your local, state, and Federal Building and Fire Codes will ultimately
dictate many requirements for gas detection of hazardous gases and most best practices cover code requirements and beyond, but you still need to check in with your local experts and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generally, you want to have all areas where the hazardous gases are used or stored covered by both ambient and exhausted enclosure gas detectors. Ambient points cover the air your users and employees are breathing,
and the exhausted points are monitoring the air inside the exhausted enclosures (gas cabinets, tool enclosures, etc.) where the gas is piped / stored to notify you of leaks at those connections. Detectors for adjacent spaces / tools can be combined in some
cases, to reduce the number required, such as adjacent tools that share an exhaust duct having a common gas monitor on it. Similarly, you need to examine the spacing of your ambient detectors, as they can cover a larger area based on airflows. When I was at
Cornell and we had to replace all our gas detectors (late 2000’s), we rented a DI water fogger to examine where the “prevailing winds” blew through our service aisles and determined that a single ambient detector could cover several tools on both the cleanroom
and service chase sides if the location carefully selected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Codes (and best practices) generally only requires ambient detection near potential leak points such as mechanical connections and points of use (all of which should only be in exhausted enclosures), not along
the length of welded and leak checked piping. Best practices for toxic gases are orbitally welded stainless steel pipe that is
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium_mass_spectrometer">helium leak checked</a>, with double-walled piping to help provide an additional layer of protection. The integrity of the double-walled pipe is often monitoring by pulling the annular space to
either vacuum or pressurizing with an inert gas and monitoring the pressure level of that space at the source. A loss of vacuum or pressure would alarm, indicating either mechanical damage to the exterior pipe, or corrosion of the interior pipe.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generally, codes require you monitor for all gases rated as toxic, highly toxic, pyrophoric, or flammable as defined by your codes. It is generally a good idea to also treat gases that fall through these definitions
as hazardous (gas cabinets and detectors) such as ammonia and carbon monoxide. These gases make you ill at levels similar to toxic gases but take long enough to kill you that they slip through the toxic designation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I hope this helps answer your broad inquiry on this topic. I am happy to discuss further if you want to reach out directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Daniel Woodie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Director, Micro/Nano Fabrication Center, Princeton Materials Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Princeton University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">155 Andlinger Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Princeton, NJ 08540<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(609)258-5922 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Malhotra, Sandra Guy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 28, 2025 4:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Fab Network <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Question about toxic gas sensors inside fab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We would like to understand the types of toxic gas sensors that are used inside academic fabs near tools or gas lines. These would be in addition to those inside toxic gas cylinder cabinets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We would appreciate learning which tools/toxic gases are monitored inside your fabs and where the monitors are located. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Sandra G. Malhotra, Ph.D. </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">| Senior Laboratory Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0;background:#FCFBFB">We would greatly appreciate an acknowledgement of your work in AggieFab: </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0C64C0">“The
nanofabrication was conducted in the Texas A&M University AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility (RRID:SCR_023639), which is supported by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M University."</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://aggiefab.tamu.edu/" target="_blank" title="https://aggiefab.tamu.edu/">https://aggiefab.tamu.edu/</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering | Texas A&M University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">3253 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">ph: 979.845.3199 | </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:sandra.malhotra@tamu.edu">sandra.malhotra@tamu.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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