Cal Gas Glossary
Glossary of Cal Gas Terms
- Aerosol
- Alarm
- Alarm Set Point
- Bump Gas
- Bump Test
- Cal Gas
- Calgas
- Calibration (span calibration)
- Calibration Gas (AKA Cal Gas and Calgas)
- Calibration Station
- Cylinder
- DRPGM Direct Reading Portable Gas Monitor
- Fixed System
- Four Gas Monitor
- Gas Detector
- Gas Monitor
- LEL
- PPM
- Probe
- Sensor
- Single Gas Monitor
- Sniffer
- Span
- Toxic Gas or Vapor
- Zero Calibration
Commonly Used Gases and Symbols
- Ammonia – C4H10
- Benzene – C6H6
- Butane – C4H10
- Carbon Dioxide – CO2
- Carbon Monoxide – CO
- Chlorine – CL2
- Ethylene – C2H4
- Ethylene Oxide – C2H4O
- Hexane – C6H14
- Hydrogen – H2
- Hydrogen Chloride – HCL
- Hydrogen Cyanide – HCN
- Hydrogen Sulfide – H2S
- Isobutane – C4H10
- Isobutylene – C4H8
- Methane – CH4
- Nitrogen – N2
- Nitric Oxide – NO
- Nitrogen Dioxide – NO2
- Oxygen – O2
- Pentane – C5H12
- Phosphine – PH3
- Propane – C3H8
- Silane – SIH4
- Sulphur Dioxide – SO2
- Toluene – C7H8