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Air Monitoring for Hazardous Gas DetectionThe Hazardous Gas Detection Lab is involved in the design and development of instrumentation that can detect and quantify various hazardous gases. Traditionally these systems are designed for leak detection of the cryogenic gases used for the propulsion of the Shuttle and other vehicles. Mass spectrometers are the basis of these systems, which provide excellent quantitation, sensitivity, selectivity, response and limits of detection. Unfortunately, these systems are large, heavy and expensive. This feature limits the ability to perform gas analysis in certain applications. Smaller and lighter mass spectrometer systems could be used in many more applications primarily due to the portability of the system. Such applications would include air analysis in confined spaces, in-situ environmental analysis and emergency response. In general, system cost is lowered as size is reduced. With a low cost air analysis system, several systems could be utilized for monitoring large areas. These networked systems could be deployed at job-sites for worker safety, throughout a community for pollution warnings, or dispersed in a battlefield for early warning of chemical or biological threats. Presented will be information on the first prototype of this type of system. Included will be field trial data, with this prototype performing air analysis autonomously from an aircraft.
Document ID
20030032346
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Arkin, C. Richard
(DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Naylor, Guy
(DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Haskell, William
(DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Floyd, David
(DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Curley, Charles
(DYNACS Engineering Co., Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Griffin, Timothy P.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Adams, Frederick
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Follistein, Duke
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2003-018
Meeting Information
Meeting: 40th Space Congress
Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: April 29, 2003
End Date: May 1, 2003
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS10-98001
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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