Sensor Coating Systems is an instrumentation company that develops temperature-sensing technologies. It was formerly part of Southside Thermal Sciences. In early 2018, Sensor Coating Systems started a project with NASA and other

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companies. This project, called CAUTION, aims to increase the temperature range of a material called thermal history coating. This advancement will enable the development of safer and more efficient jet engines.

History

Sensor Coating Systems is located in London. It was spun out of Southside Thermal Sciences in 2012, as it became apparent that Southside Thermal Sciences' future product development focus should be on a smart offline temperature-sensing technology. Sensor Coating Systems' technology has received several awards as well as grants from governmental entities such as Innovate UK and the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme.

Technologies

Sensor Coating Systems has developed two offline temperature measurements: thermal history coatings and thermal history paint. These technologies utilize the luminescent properties of materials to provide information on past temperatures that they experienced. These patented technologies allow for the readout of past temperatures from a continuous surface, enabling the

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of components, which have been operated in extreme conditions, such as jet engines and industrial gas turbines. The table below shows the differences between the Thermal History Coating and the Thermal History Paint: A thermal history coating is a robust coating containing various non-toxic chemical compounds whose crystal structures irreversibly change at high temperatures. This allows for temperature measurements and thermal analysis to be performed on intricate and inaccessible components, which these rate in harsh environments. Thermal history coating provides protection from intense heat to the surfaces on which they are applied. The thermal history paint is less durable than the thermal history coating. The thermal history paint can be applied with an air spray gun.

User club

In February 2013 Sensor Coating Systems announced the formation of an industrial “User Club” to promote the development of its patented temperature-sensing technology, the Thermal History Coating. The User Club was initially launched with four members in addition to Sensor Coating Systems. The aim of the User Club is to catalyze the development of Thermal History Coatings, so that they can be applied in engine development programs to lower costs and accelerate the introduction of low-emission engines.

Awards

*Barking & Dagenham Chamber of Commerce - Business of the Year (2017) *Royal Society of Chemistry Award (2016) *British Engineering Excellence Award - Materials Application of the Year (2013) *Runners-up, European Academic spin-out award 2013, Brussels *ASME, 2012 John P Davies Award

References

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