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Advanced fire detector for space applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kutzner, Joerg |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | A document discusses an optical carbon monoxide sensor for early fire detection. During the sensor development, a concept was implemented to allow reliable carbon monoxide detection in the presence of interfering absorption signals. Methane interference is present in the operating wavelength range of the developed prototype sensor for carbon monoxide detection. The operating parameters of the prototype sensor have been optimized so that interference with methane is minimized. In addition, simultaneous measurement of methane is implemented, and the instrument automatically corrects the carbon monoxide signal at high methane concentrations. This is possible because VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) with extended current tuning capabilities are implemented in the optical device. The tuning capabilities of these new laser sources are sufficient to cover the wavelength range of several absorption lines. The delivered carbon monoxide sensor (COMA 1) reliably measures low carbon monoxide levels even in the presence of high methane signals. The signal bleed-over is determined during system calibration and is then accounted for in the system parameters. The sensor reports carbon monoxide concentrations reliably for (interfering) methane concentrations up to several thousand parts per million. |
| File Size | 197706 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120010430 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0xq20g2d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Calibrating Fires Surface Emitting Lasers Prototypes Laser Cavities Carbon Monoxide Detection Gas Detectors Optical Measuring Instruments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |