TOF-MS LEAK DETECTORS

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 10538

Amount: $499,228.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

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Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1990

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Schmidt Instruments Inc.

2476 Bolsover #234 Po Box 25443

Houston, TX 77005

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Howard K Schmidt Phd
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Research Institution

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Abstract

W PRESENT A NOVEL TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER (TOF-MS) BASED SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF WORKING FLUID LEAKS ABOARD SPACE CRAFT IN FLIGHT. EXPECTED SENSITIVITY OF THE PROPOSEDDEVICES IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THAT OF QUADRUPOLE RESIDUAL GAS ANALYZERS (RGA'S). EXTREMELY SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION, THESE TOF DEVICES WILL PROVIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE LEAK DETECTION WITH COMPACT, RELIABLE, AND LOW POWER HARDWARD. CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION WILL BE PERFORMED BY A SMALL ELECTRONICS PACKAGEUSING DESIGNS AND CUSTOM VLSI COMPONENTS DEVELOPED AT SCHMIDT INSTRUMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR TOF-MS APPLICATIONS. THIS COMBINATION OF ATTRIBUTES MAKES THE PROPOSED DEVICE RELIABLE ENOUGH FOR STAND ALONE PASSIVE LEAK DETECTION, YET PORTABLE ENOUGH FOR ACTIVELY "SNIFFING" OUT LEAK LOCATIONS.

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TOF-MS LEAK DETECTORS