International Journal of Trendy Research in Engineering and Technology

Volume 4 Issue 7 December 2020

ISSN NO 2582-0958
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GAS LEAKAGE DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM
Shreyas R. Thorat , Neha N. Tonape , Hrushikesh R. Ubale , Samiksha P. Ukhalkar
SY EDI project group, UG Students, Dept.of Instrumentation and control Engineering,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
Abstract
Gas leakage has been a major concern in recent times. Though its usage has been extended in various industries, a small
unattended leakage can lead to catastrophic damage. The objective of this project is to present the design of a automatic
alarming system, which can detect and prevent liquefied petroleum gas leakage in various premises. This system alerts the user
by sending him an phone call and alerting the neighbors by buzzer alarm after the gas leaks above setpoint1.The servo motor
is used to close the gas pipe valves. This device ensures safety and prevents suffocation and explosion due to gas leakage. This
project is implemented using arduino uno and simulated using Arduino ide and proteus software.

Keywords—LPG Detection, gas leakage, gas sensor, servo motor, Arduino uno,, Buzzer.

I. INTRODUCTION
Gas leak detection is a process of identifying hazardous II. LITERATURE REVIEW
gases in the surrounding environment by the use of sensors, Many papers have been published on work related to GSM
thereby paving a way to prevent further repercussions. systems and gas leakage detection systems [2], [3], [4], [5],
Liquified Petroleum Gas, is commonly known as LPG. It is [6], [7]. These works have proved helpful in controlling
used in many applications in the industrial sector namely in hazardous impacts. We have built runtime preventive
space and process-heating, powering industrial ovens, system. In [2], a wireless sensor based home system has
production of food, kilns, furnaces, production of packing been developed for the elderly but does not take into account
material as well as in powering forklift trucks in gas leakage detection. In [3], ZigBee based smart residential
warehouses. LPG also finds its usage primarily in domestic neighborhood system is introduced, but does not work for
sector as a fuel for cooking, lighting and refrigeration. LPG detecting hazardous gas particles. A remote wireless security
is a flammable hydrocarbon which is composed of propane, system discussed in ref [4]that can detect theft, leakage of
butane, isobutane and mixtures of these gases. It has high gas and fire but lacks automatic control. In [5], embedded
calorific value, which produces less smoke, less soot, and system based detection system for natural gas pipeline at a
does not cause much environmental damage. Having these long distance is presented. However, it also lacks runtime
desirable properties, leakage of this gas is very dangerous prevention. In [6], an intelligent monitoring system that can
and increases the risks to fire explosion. This leads to both monitor and warn fire sparks is discussed, it does have the
financial and human loss. The number of reports of death capability of immediate gas stoppage. Work in [7], presents
an odor compass system to detect the direction of odor but
due to gas leak explosions has increased in recent years. The
don’t react in time.
reason for such explosions is the lack of substandard
cylinders, old valves, worn out regulators and lack of
awareness using gas cylinders add to the risks. A solution to
III. METHODOLOGY/EXPERIMENTAL
this problem is a gas leak detector device. In this project, we
made a system that not only detects gas leak but also A. Components used:
takes precautionary measure to prevent it. 1.Gas sensor Mq6: A gas sensor is a device that detects the
presence of gases in an area, often as part of a safety system.
In the proposed system, we employ a gas sensor to keep a One such gas sensor used for LPG gas leak detection is MQ6
check on the concentration of LPG in the surrounding. The gas sensor.It consists of a steel mesh under which sensing
user and his neighbors are audibly notified about the element in housed. Sensitive material of MQ6 gas sensor is
leakage by buzzer and a warning message is sent to the Tin Dioxide SnO2, which has lower conductivity in clean
user. To reduce risk to human life, a servo motor is used to air. When the concentration of the combustible gases
close the gas valves and the relay turns off the main power increases in the air, MQ6 senses and its conductivity is more
supply. As a visual indication to the user, a 16 X 2 LCD higher along with gas concentration rising. The output of the
display warns the user regarding the leakage. Gas sensor is in analog form which can be converted into
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digital form using in built ADC (Analog to Digital
Converter). Initially when there is a leak, the gas sensor
detects it and gives voltage related to the amount of gas that
is getting escaped. MQ6 gas sensor has high sensitivity to
Iso-butane, propane, LPG and less sensitivity to smoke and
alcohol. The MQ-6 can detect gas concentrations anywhere
from 300ppm to 10000ppm. The sensor works with 5volt
power supply2.Arduino uno: The Arduino Uno is an open-
source microcontroller board based on the Microchip
ATmega328P microcontroller and developed by
Arduino.cc.The board is equipped with sets of digital and
analog input/output(I/O) pins that may be interfaced to
various expansion boards (shields) and other circuits. The
board has 14 digital I/O pins (six capable of PWM output),
6 analog I/O pins, and is programmable with the Arduino Practically the working of proposed system is split up into
IDE(Integrated Development Environment), via a type B four main parts. In the first part the concentration of gas is
USB cable. It can be powered by the USB cable or by an detected by the MQ-6 gas sensor. Second part consist of
external 9-volt battery Arduino uno unit in which a program is written. When a
gas sensor detects gas leaked it sends signal to the arduino.
3.Buzzer : A buzzer is an electrical device that makes a In third part, once arduino traces the difference, it sends a
buzzing noise and is used for signaling. A buzzer has a piezo signal directly to the linked alarm unit followed by sending
disc and an oscillator inside. When the buzzer is powered, a phone call to the owner of the house with the help GSM
the oscillator generates a frequency around 2-4 kHz and the SIM 900 module. In fourth part, servo motor connected to
piezo element vibrates accordingly to produce the sound. As valve after receiving signal from the arduino turns off the
soon as the gas leak is detected, the buzzer automatically main gas supply.
rings to alert the users about the gas leak.
After all this, the system restores to its initial position
according to the instructions and programming in arduino,
4.Gsm module SIM900: The GSM stands for Global System
but the main gas supply remains off until someone on his/her
for Mobile Communication. It is a digital cellular technology
own action can turns the supply on and correct the issue so
used for transmitting mobile voice and data services. The
that it does not happen again in future
main purpose of GSM module is to alert the user about the
gas leak. The type of GSM module used in this system is
GSM module SIM900A. The GSM module allows
IV. RESULTS
microcontroller to communicate with mobile phones through
UART. It requires a SIM card just like mobile phones to Gas leakages in households and industries cause risk to
activate communication with the network. Also, they have life and property. A huge loss has to be suffered for the
IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number accident occurred by such leakages. A solution to such a
similar to mobile phones for their identification. problem is to set up a monitoring system which keeps on
Once the gas leakage is detected, from the inserted SIM, monitoring the leakage of any kind of flammable gases and
an SMS alert is sent to the user number. If the user phone is protects the consumer from such accidents. This circuit is a
not reachable, the same alert message is sent to the other basic circuit which consists of a MQ6 gas sensor, Arduino
registered numbers there by alerting the user about the same. Uno, servo motor to turn off the knob of the cylinder, GSM
module to call the user that there is a gas leakage at home.
5.Servo motor: A servomotor is a rotary actuator or linear By this system we can detect the leakage of LPG gas and
actuator that allows for precise control of angular or linear prevent many accidents and save lives and property
position, velocity and acceleration. It consists of a suitable
motor coupled to a sensor for position feedback.
6.Battery , Leds , Resistors ,jumper wires , breadboard

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V. LIMITATIONS
This system only prevent accidents by turning off the gas
valve,It can’t do anything if by chance the leaked LPG
catches the fire .It can only control the flow of gas .This
system can’t extinguish the fire occurred.

VI. FUTURE SCOPE

This monitoring system can be further enhanced by using
Bluetooth in place of GSM to send the alert messages to
user, which supports another real-time application. For
industrial sector, the data collected by the mobile application
is beneficiary and used for data analytics. The integration of
other sensors like temperature, pressure sensors etc. makes
the system as a home automation project.

VII. CONCLUSION
This system provides a fast and cost-effective solution to
prevent gas leak repercussions by reducing the risk to
human life. The statistics of concentration of gas collected
on to the application can be useful to recognize the faulty
valves and regulators prior and do the necessary
replacement. Apart from detecting the leakage, a two level
prevention mechanism makes the system more reliable.
The cost involved in developing the system is significantly
low.

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