title: Continuous flow, explosives vapor generator and sensor chamber.
abstract: A novel liquid injection vapor generator (LIVG) is demonstrated that is amenable to low vapor pressure explosives, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine. The LIVG operates in a continuous manner, providing a constant and stable vapor output over a period of days and whose concentration can be extended over as much as three orders of magnitude. In addition, a large test atmosphere chamber attached to the LIVG is described, which enables the generation of a stable test atmosphere with controllable humidity and temperature. The size of the chamber allows for the complete insertion of testing instruments or arrays of materials into a uniform test atmosphere, and various electrical feedthroughs, insertion ports, and sealed doors permit simple and effective access to the sample chamber and its vapor.
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Greg E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Braden C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Vasanthi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivaprakasam
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Ramagopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ananth
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Merritt
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Nova Research, Inc., 1900 Elkin St., Suite 230, Alexandria, Virginia 22308, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malito
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Jay D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Eversole
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose-Pehrsson