Title :
New electric device to detect leaks of inflammable gases
Author_Institution :
Research Laboratory, General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Abstract :
When alumina contains an alkali metallic salt, it becomes electrically conductive to a varying degree in the presence of a small amount of inflammable gas. This new detector element can detect a leakage rate of combustible gas of about one cubic inch per hour at atmospheric pressure and locate the leak.
Keywords :
Ceramics; Detectors; Electrodes; Gases; Heating; Platinum; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1954.6438975
