A Survey of Concepts/Techniques for Sensing Oxygen in Aircraft Oxygen-Generating Systems.
Abstract
This survey has shown that the commercial market has concentrated mainly on chemical-type oxygen sensors. We believe that industry in general is 'on top' of the opportunities for improving chemical-type oxygen sensors, and that new developments in chemical sensors will most likely come from industry. Most work in the solid-state sensor area has been very fundamental, and oxygen sensor development has not been pursued by industry. The solid-state area is believed to offer good promise for the development of improved oxygen sensors, and further research should be conducted, particularly in the thin-film oxide area. The area of fluidics also warrants further investigation. An approach using fluidic oscillators should be considered. A modified sound separation probe should also be considered as a possible acoustic approach. Questions of measurement sensitivity are of the greatest concern here however. Of all of the recommendations given above, we believe that the solid-state area holds the best promise for immediate improvement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA091667
Entities
People
- D. A. Dietrich
- H. K. Lesser
- J. D. Brand
- W. A. Porter
Organizations
- Texas A&M University