GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
Affiliated

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE

GANDHINAGAR
A Project on
INTEGRATED LPG DETECTION SYSTEM
Under subject of
DESIGN ENGINEERING – II
B. E. III, Semester – V
(Instrumentation and Control engineering)
Submitted by
Group: 425846
Sr. Name of student Enrollment No.
1 Ujas Sutariya 200130117002
2 Tejasvini Yadav 200130117006
3 Dhruv Barot 200130117010
4 Ananya J. Kothari 200130117017

Mr.AJMERI ISUB USMANBHAI

(Internal Faculty Guide)
H.O.D: Dr. Narendra Arora
Academic year: (2022-23)
 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETION OF ALL ACTIVITIES AT ONLINE DESIGN PORTAL
SUBJECT : DE2B-2160001
B.E. SEMESTER VI, ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024
Date of certificate generation : 25 May 2023 (16:01:55)

This is to certify that, Kothari Ananya Jigneshbhai ( Enrolment Number -

200130117017 ) working on project entitled with Integrated LPG Detection
system from Instrumentation & Control Engineering department of
GO VE RN M EN T E N GI N E E RI NG CO L L EGE , SECTOR - 28 ,
GANDHINAGAR had submitted following details at ONLINE OPEN DESIGN
SCHOOL PORTAL.

AEIOU & Mind Map Canvas Completed

Empathy Canvas Completed

Ideation Canvas Completed

Product Development Canvas Completed

Prototype Completed

Report Completed

Name of Student : Kothari Ananya Jigneshbhai Name of Guide : Mr.AJM ERI ISUB
USMANBHAI

Signature of Student : *Signature of Guide :

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 GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Gandhinagar

Instrumentation and Control Engineering Department

2022-23

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Integrated LPG
Detection System” had been carried out by Ms. Tejasvini
Yadav, Mr. Dhruv Barot, Mr. Ananya Kothari, Mr. Ujash
Sutariya under my guidance in fulfillment of the degree of
Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and control
engineering of Gujarat Technological University, Gandhinagar
during academic year 2022-23.

Project Guide Examiner

Prof. Yusuf Ajmeri
Assistant
Professor
Instrumentation and Control
Engineering Government Engineering
College
Sector-28 Gandhinagar

HEAD of DEPARTMENT
Dr. Narendra Arora
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Government Engineering College
Sector-28 Gandhinagar
 GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Gandhinagar

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Department 2022-23

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Integrated LPG

Detection System” had been carried out by Mr. Ananya
Kothari of enrollment number-200130117017 under my
guidance in fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of
Engineering in Instrumentation and control engineering of
Gujarat Technological University, Gandhinagar during
academic year 2022-23.

Project Guide Examiner

Prof. Yusuf Ajmeri
Assistant
Professor
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Government Engineering College
Sector-28 Gandhinagar

HEAD of DEPARTMENT
Dr. Narendra Arora
Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Government Engineering College
Sector-28 Gandhinagar
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Perseverance, inspiration and motivation have always played a key

role in any venture. It is not just the brain that matters most, but that
which guides them. The character, the heart, generous qualities and
progressive forces. What was conceived just as an idea materialized
slowly into concrete facts. The metamorphosis took endless hours of
toil, had its moments of frustration, but in the end, everything
seemed to have sense”.
At this level of understanding it is often difficult to understand the wide
spectrum of knowledge without proper guidance and advise. Hence, we
take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to our project
guide Prof. Yusuf Ajmeri who had faith in us and allowed us to work on
this project.

We would like to thank all the faculties for their immense support,
interest, valuable guidance, constant inspiration and kind of co-
operation throughout the period of word undertaken, which has been
instrumented in the success of our project.

We also acknowledge our profound sense of gratitude to all non-

teaching staff members of our department who have been instrumental
for providing us the instrument in laboratories and moral support to
complete the project.

We thank our family and friends for their moral support to carve out
this project and above all GOD for removing all hurdles in the way.
 Abstract
Automation becomes important, because it gives the user the
comfortable and easily for using the devices. The implementation of
automation can be used in various fields like industry, home, hospitals,
defense, construction sites, education, etc. To be very precise, in this
project we had focused on the industry and home. Automation comforts
human efforts. We can also say that automation enhance lifestyle of an
individual.

Home automation is recently gaining popularity due to the comfort it

provides for human commodity. It provides an ease of doing tedious
and unproductive work. For an example, broom is being replaced by
vacuum cleaner. These cleaners increase efficiency by saving time.
Moreover, IOT based gadgets provides an ecosystem which guarantees
lifestyle with comforts.

With fatigue and unreluctantly gaining stress, human have tendency to

do mistakes. These mistakes can risk human lives with resource
damage. To prevent this, in this project, we aim to design such device
which can prevent hazardous accidents due to leakage of gas, with
cost effective and provides ‘ease of use’ to consumers.
 Table of Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1
Introduction
Part I: About Our Domain
i) Introduction of domain
ii) History
iii) Importance of Gas detector
iv) Why we chose our domain as SMS BASED LPG DETECTION?
Part II: Design Thinking
i) What is Design Thinking?
ii) Why Design Thinking
important? Chapter 2 Canvases
2.1 AEIOU Canvas
2.2 Mind mapping Canvas
2.3 Empathy Canvas
2.4 Ideation Canvas
2.5 Learnings Need Matrix
2.6 Product Development Canvas
2.7 Prototype
List of Figures
 Chapter 1: Introduction
PART-I : About our Domain
i) Introduction of Domain: Automation is an integral part of our life.
Nowadays domains like Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning
are making life easier than ever imagined. But benefits come with
the heavy cost. Human lives are being destroyed due to machinery
faults and mismanagement. Therefore, safety is priority for everyone.
In this project, we aim to design the most appropriate gadget which
will secure safety by notifying the user about environment of
targeted area.

ii) History: The modern era of gas detection started in 1926–1927 with
the development of the catalytic combustion (LEL) sensor by Dr.Oliver
Johnson. Dr Johnson was an employee of Standard Oil Company in
California (now Chevron), he began research and development on a
method to detect combustible mixtures in air to help prevent
explosions in fuel storage tanks. A demonstration model was
developed in 1926 and denoted as the Model A. The first practical
"electric vapor indicator" meter begun production in 1927 with the
release of the Model B.

iii) Importance of Gas detector:

 Gas detectors are commonly included as part of a health and
safety system within the workplace, with portable
instruments designed for protecting personnel when working
in potentially hazardous areas. Fixed gas detection systems
comprise of individual gas detectors connected to a central
alarm panel, providing constant monitoring of gas detection
within the designated area.
 Health and safety regulations stipulate the use of such devices
across a wide range of industries including; mining, oil & gas,
manufacturing, laboratory research, and agriculture. Used as
an essential part of safety equipment, gas detectors can detect
oxygen deficiency, explosive atmospheres and multiple
poisonous gases, thus removing threats from hazardous and
potentially lethal environments.
  Regular calibration of gas detectors is vital to verify the sensor
accuracy and system integrity, enabling reliable and continuous
safety for your workforce.
iv) “Why we choose this domain?” – As discussed earlier, LPG
detection has its importance in various ways. Exploding cooking gas
cylinders and stoves accounted for nearly one-sixth of all deaths
from accidental fires between 2010 and 2014, with a total of 19,491 deaths,
according to a post on the IndiaSpend website in September 2015.

PART 2: Design Thinking

i) “What is Design Thinking?” Design thinking is a methodology that
designers use to brainstorm and solve complex problems related to
designing and design engineering. It is also beneficial for
designers to find innovative, desirable and never-thought-before
solutions for customers and clients.
Design thinking is used extensively in the area of healthcare and
wellness, agriculture, food security, education, financial services, and
environmental sustainability, to name a few. Design thinking has
helped in the digital space, contributed to the development of physical
products, spurred social innovation projects and much more.
The iterative design process helps the designers to involve clients
and customers in meaningful ways. It is not just a strategy to come
up with feasible solutions to a problem, but also a method to think of
unimaginable solutions and then trying to make them not just
feasible, but also viable.
Design thinking is a blend of logic, powerful imagination, systematic
reasoning and intuition to bring to the table the ideas that
promise to solve the problems of the clients with desirable
outcomes. It helps to bring creativity with business insights.
ii) “ Why is Design Thinking importance?”

If you think like a designer, it can transform how your

organization develops products, services, processes, and
strategies. It brings
together the desirability from the customer’s perspective with what
is technologically feasible and economically viable. It also provides
various opportunities for people who aren’t trained as designers to
utilise creative tools so that they can tackle a vast range of
problems/challenges.

There are also some essential aspects in which design thinking

helps, and they are:
 The main objective is to solve the customer’s requirements
 Helps in tackling ambiguous and challenging problems
 Drives people to create innovative solutions
 It helps organizations to run faster with more efficiency
 Chapter 2: Canvases
1. AEIOU Canvas

A) ACTIVITIES:
 Detection
 ii)Alarming
 Preventive Measure
 Circuit Breaker- if any fault is detected
 Gas Sensing

B) Environment:
 Natural gas sourcing locations
 Iron and steel production plants
 Petrochemical processing facilities
 Wastewater treatment centers
 HVAC system
 Hot and Humid
 Kitchen
 Chemical Industries
 Restaurant
 Home Automation
C) Interaction:
 Health and Safety department in Industry
 Grievances Redressal Team
 Designing Team
 Plant Operator
 Client- Personal Use

D) Objects:
 HVAC System
 Alarm/ Buzzer
 Gas Stove- Residential
 Commercial Gas stove (Restaurant)
 Chimney
 Exhauster

E) User:
 Plant Operator
 Maintenance Team
 HVAC design team
 Interior Architect
 Safety Management Team
 Technicial
2. Mind Map
 3. Empathy Canvas

1. User:
 Domestic User
 Plant Operator
 HVAC Designer
 Interior Architect
 Safety Manager
 Technician
2. Stack holders:
 Safety Personnel
 Owner
 Restaurant Owner
 Plant Manager

3. Activities:
 Detection
 Alarming
 Prevention
 Gas Sensing
 Circuit Breaker

4. Story Boarding:
 Happy: Ananya is satisfied by installing Integrated LPG Gas
Detector at his house. Now, he is assured of his safety and
his dear ones.
 Happy: Ruhi is a safety manager at Mundra plant of Adani,
she has suggested to install Integrated LPG Detection
System for effective utilization of resources without
damaging the property. Indicator indicates if any excess gas
is detected.
 Sad: Rahil has a elite restaurant, during festive season due
to the unexpected rush, his employee forgot to turn off the
main knob of LPG line. Due to this reason, adverse property
loss was compensated by Rahil.
 Sad: Disha, a young girl opens the stove knob and due to
which excessive LPG surrounds the room. Her mother
didn't notice the LPG leakage, she ignites gas stove. As a
result, an unfortunate incident was experienced by the
victims.
 4. Ideation Canvas

1. People:
 Plant Operator
 Maintenance Team
 HVAC design team
 Interior Architect
 Safety Management Team
 Technician
 Supervisor
2. Activities:
 Alarm users
 Sensor based leakage detection
 Control of the inhouse circuitry
 Nullify by actuating exhauster
3. Situation/Location:
 Natural gas sourcing locations
 Iron and steel production plants
 Petrochemical processing facilities
 Wastewater treatment centers
 HVAC system
 Hot and Humid
 Kitchen
  Chemical Industries
 Restaurant
 Home Automation
4. Props/ Tools/ Objects:
 Arduino
 Gas Sensor- MQ6/ MQ5
 Exhauster
 Alarm/ Indicating Light/ Buzzer
 HVAC System
 Alarm/ Buzzer
 Gas Stove- Residential
 Commercial Gas stove (Restaurant)
 Chimney
 Exhauster
5. Learnings Need Matrix\

1. Purpose: Safety with Automation

2. During BE II/Stage 1:
 Basic Electronics
 C language
 Sensors
3. During BE III/Stage II
 Learnt about Arduino
 Detection Systems
 MATLAB
 Knowledge about Signals
 Basic Knowledge about digital signals
 Network Analysis
 Developing basic logics
 Wifi- Module
4. During BE IV/ Stage III
 MQ6 Gas Sensors
 Improving Ideas
 Control Circuit Designs
 Microcontroller
 Sensors and Measuring Techniques
 Prototype of Project
 Evolving Techniques
 Developing basic idea about programming Languages and
their logics.
 6. Product Development Canvas

1. Purpose:
 Ensure Safety
 Prevent hazardous activity
 Controlling various parameters which can define the extent of incident.
 Gas Sensing
2. People:
 Plant Operator
 Maintenance Team
 HVAC design team
 Interior Architect
 Safety Management Team
 Technician
 Supervisor

3. Product Experience:
 Quick Responsive
 Innovative
 Effective
 Integrated solution
4. Product Functions:
 Detection
 Alarming
 Preventive Measure
 Circuit Breaker- if any fault is detected
 Gas Sensing
5. Product Features:
 Provides an integrated approach
 Cost effective
 Simple System to operate
 Manage other parameters attached to alarm
6. Components:
 Arduino
 Gas Sensor- MQ6/ MQ5
 Exhauster
 Alarm/ Indicating Light/ Buzzer
 Primary Components: Fans/ Lights
 Power Source

7. Customer Validation:
 SMS system must be implemented
 System could be arranged properly
8. Reject, Redesign, Retain:
 Soldering should be done properly
 No major designs
 7. Prototype:
Code:
Serial Monitor while executing code:
Note: on 23:04:11.453 the sensor threshold value exceeds and buzzer is
beeped, exhauster turns ON and other circuitry installed in house for ex.
Fan gets OFF.
Provisional Prototype:
1. When Sensor value is less than Sensor Threshold limit

2. When Sensor value exceeds Sensor threshold:

References:
www.teledynegasandflamedetection.com
economictimes.indiatimes.com
www.scribd.com
www.slideshare.net
www.researchgate.net
www.wikipedia.org
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