Xtralis Technologies, Ltd.

Xtralis Global

Garrett Thermal Systems Limited

Alasdair James Williamson

Rajiv Kumar Singh

John Vythoulkas

Tawfeeq Gehad Al-Farra

Giuseppe Leslie Fiusco

Ghassan Habelrih

Kemal Ajay

Ronald Knox

Brian Alexander

Kate Cooper

Thor North

Stephen James Pattinson

Peter Massingbard-Mundy

A rotary sampling valve for a multi-point aspirated gas or smoke detection system, the rotary sampling valve including multiple sets of inlet ports, whereby, in a first operation mode, air is drawn via all inlet points simultaneously and, in a second operation mode, air is drawn via one inlet port from each set of inlet ports simultaneously. A multi-point aspirated gas or smoke detection system including a rotary sampling valve is also described.

Improvements to multi-point sampling valves

A multi-channel particle and/or gas detector including an array of detector elements held in a housing structure, the structure configured to provide each detector element with an inlet and an outlet, wherein each inlet, detector element and outlet form a dedicated detector channel which operatively communicates with a sampling tube.

Multi-channel detector

A method for determining correct performance of a sampling pipe in an aspirated particle and/or gas sampling system. The method includes causing a change in airflow in a sampling pipe of the aspirated particle and/or gas sampling system that induces a change in at least one airflow property within the sampling pipe, and detecting an effect of the change in said airflow property. Also disclosed is a method for determining correct performance of an aspirated particle gas sampling system. The method includes determining correct performance of a sampling pipe in the aspirated particle and/or gas sampling and determining correct performance of a detector in the aspirated particle and/or gas sampling system, wherein a test fluid is introduced to the aspirated particle and/or gas sampling system at or near the detector.

Aspirated sampling systems

There is described a duct detector () and components () for duct detectors. In one form the duct detector () includes: a port unit () and detector unit (). The port unit () is mountable to a duct in use so as to position one or more ports in the duct. The detector unit () includes a detection region. The port unit () and detector unit () are reconfigurable between a close coupled configuration and a separated configuration in which the units () are mountable with a variable separation between them and coupled by one or more elongate conduits (A,B) to provide fluid communication between the units ().

Duct detector

A method of particle detection in an aspirated particle detection system having a sampling pipe network and a particle detector. The method includes drawing sample air to the particle detector through the air sampling network; analyzing the sample air with the particle detector; entering an amplification phase, in the event that a concentration of particles in the sample air greater than a predetermined threshold is detected, to create a plurality of sample air packets in the sampling pipe, wherein each sample air packet corresponds to a sampling inlet and includes an amplified concentration of air drawn from the corresponding sampling inlet; transporting the sample air including the plurality of sample air packets through the sampling pipe to the particle detector; and determining through which sampling inlet any particles entered the particle detection system.

Aspirated particle detection with various flow modifications

A particle detection system including a particle detector in fluid communication with at least two sample inlets for receiving a sample flow from a monitored region. The particle detector includes detection means for detecting the level of particles within the sample flow and outputting a first signal indicative of the level of particles within the sample flow. A flow sensor is located downstream of the sample inlets for measuring the flow rate of the sample flow and outputting a second signal indicative of the flow rate of the sample flow. At least a first sample inlet is normally open to the monitored region for receiving at least part of the sample flow. At least a second sample inlet is normally closed to the monitored region but is openable to the monitored region in response to a change in environmental conditions in the monitored region. The particle detection system further includes processing means adapted for receiving the first and second signals and comparing the first signal to a predetermined threshold level and comparing the second signal to a predetermined threshold flow rate, and generating an output signal based on the respective comparisons of the first and second signals. A method of particle detection is also described.

Fire detection

An apparatus and methods for detecting the presence of gases is described. The gas detection apparatus includes, a housing adapted to be in fluid communication with a duct of a particle detection system, and at least one gas detector sensitive to a target species arranged in fluid communication with the housing to detect the presence of the target species in at least part of the air sample flowing in a duct. In one form the gas detection apparatus forms part of a system for detecting a condition in an environment that includes, a particle detector; a duct system in fluid communication with the environment and the particle detector and an aspirator to draw an air sample flow from the environment to the particle detector.

Gas detector for use with an air sampling particle detection system

There is described a duct detector and components for duct detectors. In one form the duct detector includes: a port unit and detector unit. The port unit is mountable to a duct in use so as to position one or more ports in the duct. The detector unit includes a detection region. The port unit and detector unit are reconfigurable between a close coupled configuration and a separated configuration in which the units are mountable with a variable separation between them and coupled by one or more elongate conduits to provide fluid communication between the units.

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Alasdair James Williamson