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Author: Trumble, T. M.
Title: Smoke Detection System for Manned Spacecraft Applications. Final Report. July 1970-July 1974.
Coporate: Air Force Aero-Propulsion Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Report: AFAPL-TR-74-97, June 1975, 108 p.
Distribution: Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords: smoke detection | spacecraft | fire safety | fire alarm systems | space stations | fire prevention | particles | particle size | aerospace environments | temperature
Identifiers: detection systems
Abstract: This report describes the development of an open path optical system for detecting smoke in manned spacecraft. Studies were conducted on the nature of light scattering through smoke as well as the nature of the particle statistics in smoke.