FFD – Fuel Fluorescence Detector

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FFD + CPT survey

FFD measurement is usually performed with CPTU

FFD survey confirmed with video cone

Vertek’s downhole LED Fuel Fluorescence Detector (FFD) measures fluorescence produced by aromatic hydrocarbons when excited by ultraviolet (UV) light.

Pushed with standard CPT equipment, the FFD significantly reduces the time required to detect and delineate the extent of hydrocarbon fuel spills or leaking storage tanks.

Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Molecular
Weight
(g/mole)
Fluorescence
Range
(nm)
Fluorescence
Color
Toluene
92
270-310
Faint Purple
Naphthalene
128
310-370
Blue
Anthracene
178
370-470
Blue-Green
Benzo(a)pyrene
252
400-500
Green
Perylene
252
440-530
Green
Tetracene
228
470-580
Green-Yellow