Due to our ongoing testing with propellants and propulsion systems at White Sands Test Facility, the development, evaluation, and qualification of toxic vapor sensors has been a natural progression. WSTF propellant vapor detection capabilities include design and development as well as evaluation of commercial portable and remote sensors. Our site evaluates these sensors by exposing them to gas streams ranging from combustion products to propellants such as monomethylhydrazine (MMH), hydrazine (N2H4), and unsymmetrical-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and dinitrogen tetroxide (NTO).
Uses
Sensor technology is a rapidly growing field with great potential to improve the operations, reliability, serviceability, and utility of many engineering systems. Our toxic sensors are used for
- personnel protection,
- monitoring for residual propellant contamination,
- fluid system leak detection, and
- permeation testing of personal protective equipment (PPE).