- Author
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Bondley, R. J.
- Title
- High Sensitivity 1000ºF Gas Multiplication UV Flame Detector for Aircraft. Final Technical Report. April 3, 1972-June 30, 1973.
- Coporate
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY
- Sponsor
- Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
- Report
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AFAPL-TR-73-62,
June 30, 1973,
168 p.
- Keywords
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ultraviolet detectors
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flame detectors
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aircraft engines
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fire detectors
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blindness
- Identifiers
- design optimization; photocathode processing; processing techniques; asembly sequence; exhaust and gas fill processing; breadboard testing; housing design; environmental design requirements
- Abstract
- This program was undertaken to design and develop an ultraviolet sensitive Geiger-Mueller type sensor to be used as a flame detector in aircraft engine compartments. Major objectives of the program include low operating voltage, solar blindness, fast response or counting characteristics, and operation at the high temperatures encountered in engine compartments. The design emphasis was directed toward meeting the requirements of flight qualified hardware. Selection of sensor materials to withstand the temperature environment, and development of processing techniques for assembling these materials into UV sensors constitutes a major part of this program. Spectral response characteristics, electrical characteristics of the detector, and design details of a side-mounted housing are included in this report.