Ammunition and explosive-charge making – Bomb disposal
Patent
1987-07-08
1992-03-03
Nelson, Peter A.
Ammunition and explosive-charge making
Bomb disposal
55 67, 73 1G, 73167, 436156, 102301, F42B 3310, G01K 1700, G01N 2524
Patent
active
050922190
ABSTRACT:
A highly selective, sensitive, fast detection system and method are disclosed for detecting vapors of specific compounds in air. Vapors emanating from compounds such as explosives, or stripped from surfaces using heat and suction from a hand-held sample gun, are collected on surfaces coated with gas chromatograph (GC) material which trap explosives vapors but repel nitric oxide, then are desorbed and concentrated in one or more cold spot concentrators. A high speed gas chromatograph (GC) separates the vapors, after which specific vapors are decomposed in two pyrolyzers arranged in parallel and the resulting nitric oxide is detected. A low temperature pyrolyzer with silver produces NO from nitramines or nitrite esters; a high temperature pyrolyzer decomposes all explosives vapors to permit detetion of the remaining explosives. Also disclosed is a series arrangement of pyrolyzers and gas chromatographs and an NO detector to time-shift detection of certain vapors and facilitate very fast GC analyses. The use of hydrogen as a carrier gas, plus unique collectors and concentrators, high speed heaters, NO detectors, and very fast, temperature-programmable GC's enhance selectivity, sensitivity and speed of detection.
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Fine David H.
Rounbehler David P.
Messenger Herbert E.
Nelson Peter A.
Thermedics Inc.
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