Temperature-Regulated Ignition Source
- 1 January 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 31 (1) , 53-58
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716791
Abstract
The temperature controller described here is capable of heating a fine wire (of the order of a few mils in diam) to some temperature between 700°C and the melting temperature, and holding the temperature constant to within a few degrees. The detector is a photomultiplier that monitors radiation from the center of the wire; changes in radiation result in compensating changes in the current. The controller responds within a millisecond to sudden changes in the environment of the wire. This rapid response is useful for detecting the onset of ignition in reactive gases and perhaps for measuring the thermal properties of nonreactive gases.Keywords
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