Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

99 -- HYDROGEN FIRE DETECTION AND IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES POC Kathleen Harer, DE-TPO, 407-867-2780, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. NASA is seeking companies interested in commercialization of two technologies developed to detect and image the invisible flames resulting from hydrogen, alcohol, or other hydrocarbon fires. The technologies were developed by Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Stennis Space Center (SSC). The KSC technology is a portable hydrogen fire camera. KSC's current design makes use of a breakthrough technology in IR imaging, an uncooled lead sulfide 64x64 array. The IR image of a normally invisible hydrogen fire is overlaid on top of a standard video image of the scene. KSC is interested in working with an industry partner(s) for joint development of a final design which will meet NASA's need as well as the industrial market needs. KSC's Dual Use Program, which offers a unique combination of resources to the industrial partner, will be employed for this effort. The SSC technology is a low-cost, portable instrument that can visually assess the presence, location, and extent of invisible hydrogen/alcohol flames. The device uses silicon CCD technology, novel filtering, and image processing to produce the image of the flame. SSC is interested in working with an industry partner(s) to move the product into commercial production and use. SSC can offer their partner(s) a license or a cooperative agreement under the Space Act of 1958. A technical briefing, including demonstrations of both technologies, is scheduled to be held at SSC on March 14 and 15, 1996. Companies interested in attending the briefing or receiving information on these technologies should contact Gary Hughes,Research Triangle Institute, at 919-541-7429 or by email at hughes@rti.org. For information on the KSC dual use program, please contact Kathleen Harer at 407-867-2780. (0043)

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