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US3921158A
US3921158A US395747A US39574773A US3921158A US 3921158 A US3921158 A US 3921158A US 395747 A US395747 A US 395747A US 39574773 A US39574773 A US 39574773A US 3921158 A US3921158 A US 3921158A
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B17/00—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
    • G08B17/10—Actuation by presence of smoke or gases, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
    • G08B17/103—Actuation by presence of smoke or gases, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means using a light emitting and receiving device
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    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/47—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
    • G01N21/49—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
    • G01N21/53—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
    • G01N21/534—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke by measuring transmission alone, i.e. determining opacity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B17/00—Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
    • G08B17/10—Actuation by presence of smoke or gases, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
    • G08B17/11—Actuation by presence of smoke or gases, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means using an ionisation chamber for detecting smoke or gas
    • G08B17/113—Constructional details

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  • ABSTRACT A device for detecting the outbreak of a fire in say, a mine, comprising a housing through which products of combustion can pass.
  • a lamp and a light detector are located on opposite sides of the housing so that light rays are transmitted through the housing to the detector.
  • An interference filter is located between the lamp and the light detector and is designed to pass only light rays having a wave-length corresponding to one of the characteristic wave-lengths of a selected gaseous combustion product such as carbon dioxide.
  • a fire detector comprises a housing, a source of light energy in the housing adapted to transmit light rays across the housing including a filament consisting of a thin ribbon of oxidized nickel chromium alloy and means to pulse the filament at a frequency of the order of 17 Hz, said source, one or more openings in the housing through which products of combustion can enter the housing, a suitable light detector located in the path of the light rays,
  • the interference filter means is adapted to pass to the light detector only light rays having a wave-length corresponding to one of the characteristic wave-lengths of a selected gaseous combustion product.
  • the selected gaseous combustion product is carbon dioxide and the particular wave-length is the 4.27 micron fundamental absorption band.
  • the source of light energy is a lamp having a filament which is pulsed at a frequency of the order of 17 Hz.
  • the filament consists of a thin ribbon of oxidized nickel-chromium alloy.
  • a cylindrical housing is provided.
  • a first concave reflector 12 is located at one end of the housing.
  • a suitable lamp 14 is located at the centre point of the reflector.
  • a second concave reflector 16 is located in the housing a short distance away from the first reflector and facing it. The lamp in the first reflector is located at the focal point of the second reflector.
  • the lamp preferably incorporates a filament which is pulsed at a frequency of the order of 17 Hz via signals from an oscillator 15.
  • the filament itself is preferably a thin ribbon of oxidized Nickelchromium alloy. This alloy is ideal in many respects. Its electrical resistivity is high, its oxidized emissivity is 0.80 to 0.90 over a broad spectral range, it is largely inert chemically and it is physically strong.
  • a window (sapphire or the like) 18 is located at the centre point of the second reflector 16 to seal the chamber defined by the two reflectors and cylinder.
  • the light rays 20 emerging from the window 18 are arranged to impinge on a suitable light detector 22 such as an Indium Antimonide Photoelectric detector.
  • a suitable interference filter 24 is located immediately in front of the detector 22 to pass only light rays having a wavelength corresponding to one of the characteristic wave-lengths of a selected gaseous combustion product.
  • the interference filter 24 is designed to pass only light rays having a wave-length corresponding to one of the characteristic wave-lengths of carbon dioxide such as the 4.27 micron fundamental absorption band.
  • the output of the detector 22 is fed to any suitable electronic device so that any substantial change in the magnitude of the current from the detector is caused to actuate a suitable alarm.
  • a suitable electronic device By way of example only, an amplifier 23 and alarm 25 are shown.
  • the fire detector of the invention is located for example in a mine. With no combustion the intensity of lnterference filter means located between the source of 25 the light rays passing through the filt 24 will be f a certain value at which the alarm is not actuated.
  • carbon dioxide will enter the chamber through suitable openings 26. Energy will pass from the light rays in the chamber to the carbon dioxide and the intensity of the light rays impinging on the detector will thus decrease. This decrease is detected by the electronic device and the alarm is actuated.
  • the output from the detector would be amplified before being fed to the electronic detecting device.
  • a sample of the light rays could be taken (at a different wave-length from those passing through the filter) and this could be used to adjust the gain of the amplifier to compensate for the attenuation.
  • the electronic device receiving the output of the de tector 22 may be of a differential type so that, with only atmospheric carbon dioxide present, there is no output from the electronic device. In the presence of a fire, however, the resulting carbon. dioxide will cause a voltage to exist at the output of the electronic device.
  • a fire detector comprising a housing, a source of light energy in the housing adapted to transmit light rays across the housing, the source comprising a lamp having a filament consisting of a thin ribbon of oxidized nickel chromium alloy, means to pulse the filament at a frequency of the order of 17 Hz, at least one opening in the housing through which products of combustion can enter the housing, said products of combustion affecting the intensity of said light rays, a light detector located in the path of the light rays, interference filter means located between the source of light energy and the light detector and adapted to pass to the light detector only the light rays having a wavelength corresponding to one of the characteristic wavelengths of carbon dioxide, and means responsive to the intensity of the light rays impinging on the light detector to operate an alarm.

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CN105089700A (zh) * 2015-08-10 2015-11-25 苏州欧可罗电子科技有限公司 一种矿井安全监测系统

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DK137293C (de) 1978-07-10
FR2199150B1 (de) 1977-05-20
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GB1436405A (en) 1976-05-19
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