Gas sensor
US4459577A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D41/1455
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combustion gas sensor and material therefore responsive to changes in the composition of ambient atmospheres wherein the sensing element includes SnO.sub.2 crystals having a means d of approximately 500-3200 .ANG. and having a surface area to mass ratio S of 1-8 m.sup.2 /g a process for making same. Preferably, the standard deviation of crystal size distribution is 0.2d.
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