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Portable toxic vapor detector and analyzer using an electrochemical sensor array

Author
Stetter, J. R.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1985
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, [approximately 1985]
Physical Description
microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators
Billings, M., Christian, D., Hampton, D., Nolan, M., Penrose, W. R., Steinke, C., Stull, J. O., and Zaromb, S.

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Summary
Argonne National Laboratory is developing a portable device for the US Coast Guard that warns of hazardous situations caused by the presence of flammable or toxic vapors. The instrument hardware can be divided into four basic sections: the microcomputer, the analog-to-digital data acquisition, the controller, and the pneumatics. The microcomputer, which interfaces with an array of four electrochemical sensors, controls the instrument as it cycles through four modes of operation to collect 16 channels of independent data. The instrument has six pushbutton operations: zero, calibrate, test, identify, select, and universal monitor. A portable prototype detects, identifies, and quantitates unknown vapor mixtures and displays the hazard to users. 9 references, 3 figures, 2 tables.
Report Numbers
DE85006882; CONF-850585-1
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Collection
NTIS collection.
Note
DOE contract number: W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI Identifier 6030517
Research organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA).
View MARC record | catkey: 47349817