Ultraviolet (UV) flame detectors are used to remotely detect flames from the combustion of hydrocarbons and metals, either as a safety and warning device or as a sensor to detect the ignition of ...

THE sensitivity of an ordinary hydrogen flame ionization detector to hydrocarbons has been found to be two to three times higher when the detector flame ‘whistles’ or ‘sings’. Further investigation of ...

A PROCEDURE has been developed for selectively increasing the responsiveness of a hydrogen flame ionization detector 1 to compounds which contain chlorine, bromine, iodine or phosphorus. The basis of ...

A variety of field instrumentation is in wide use today by environmental engineers and consultants. Questions often arise regarding the theory of operation of various types of instruments and what is ...

I recently came upon a great flame sensing electronics project tailored for fire art installations. I learned from the project documentation that certain types of fire art installations are required ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Did you know there are two types of smoke detectors? Both can save your life but they function differently. Those differences have sparked a lot of conversation, even in our newsroom.

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) has proven to be an extremely valuable analytical technique for the petroleum industry due to its ability to substantially increase the ...