Reliability of commercially available hydrogen sensors for detection of hydrogen at critical concentrations: Part i - Testing facility and methodologies

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7648-7657

  Boon Brett, L ^a   Bousek, J ^a,b   Castello, P ^a   Salyk, O ^b   Harskamp, F ^a   Aldea, L ^c   Tinaut, F ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrogen detection; Hydrogen sensor; Performance evaluation; Safety; Test facility

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; SAFETY TESTING; TEST FACILITIES;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROGEN DETECTION; HYDROGEN SAFETY SENSORS; HYDROGEN SENSOR; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SENSOR PERFORMANCE;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 57549088014     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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