The world's first gas photocathode-based flame detector was developed at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University NÜRDAM. The intellectual property rights of the patent pending gas flame detector belong to NÜRDAM Director Assoc. Dr. It belongs to Yalçın Kalkan. Assoc. Prof. from Istanbul-Cerrahpaşa University on the development of the detector. Dr. Arif Kösemen and Prof. Dr. Sadullah Öztürk contributed to this. The electronic circuit board of the detector was designed by BAİBÜ, a member of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Dr. It was developed by Rıfkı Terzioğlu. The locally manufactured gas flame detector can detect flames at a 360 degree angle over 100 meters, unlike semiconductor detectors.
NÜRDAM Director Assoc. Stating that the functions of existing detectors are limited, Yalçın Kalkan said: “They should not be confused with fire detectors, because fire detectors are detectors designed to detect various signals such as smoke detectors, infrared rays and ultraviolet rays. “It has a perception angle of .
“We have removed the borders”
Assoc. Stating that they have eliminated the limits, Dr. Kalkan said, “We have eliminated these limits with the gas detector solution we developed. Since we have used gas technology for the first time in the world, we increased the detection angle to 360 degrees and tested every angle. Apart from that, we have exceeded 100 meters in terms of detection distance. This was the target for us to exceed 100 meters. We have now exceeded one and a half times. These are also in TÜBİTAKs contain referee reports.”
Assoc. Prof. explained that the detection time of the gas detector is very short compared to its equivalents. Dr. Kalkan said, “The signal generation capacity of existing technologies in terms of detection time is measured in seconds. We have a detector that generates signals in microseconds. It is purely indigenous technology owned by our university. An international PCT patent application has been filed. In addition, the gas mixtures used in it have been developed by us for the first time.”
“It will be available next summer”
Assoc. Dr. Stating that the detector will be ready in summer 2026, Kalkan said, “Prof. Dr. Sadullah Öztürk and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arif Kösemen from Istanbul-Cerrahpaşa University also made a great contribution to the development of the detector. In fact, we started this journey 5 years ago with these friends. Currently, the project is continuing. The industrial preparation of the technology has been completed. The company is in the stage of applying for international certificates. I hope.” that at least a pilot test to detect forest fires will be used next summer.” “We will be able to use our local and national flame detectors in our regions. We also hope that when we purchase fuel for our vehicles, we will have our own flame detectors at our gas stations,” he said.
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