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Author
Min, K.
Title
Catalytic Sensor for the Measurement of Heat of Combustion of Smoke.
Coporate
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
Sponsor
National Fire Protection and Control Admin., Washington, DC
Report
Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 23, August 1977, 22 p.
Contract
GRANT-75-004
Keywords
smoke | combustion
Identifiers
catalytic sensor; heat of combustion
Abstract
The use of a catalytic sensor, in the form of a heated platinum wire, for the measurement of heat of combustion of fire-generated smoke was studied. Calibration of the sensor with several fuel gases indicates that the sensitivity of the sensor depends on the Lewis numer of the fuel-air mixtures. The sensor responds to the particulates in smoke, although its sensitivity to the particulates has not yet been measured.