A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF VISCOUS CHEMICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS

In fulfillment of the contract objective, a three-component, thixotropic chemical lighting system was developed which is capable of providing a brightness greater than 4.7 foot-lamberts for a period of 30 minutes and a brightness greater than 2.8 foot-lamberts for a period of one hour when applied to grease-coated surfaces. Higher brightnesses and longer lifetimes are obtained on most surfaces in the absence of grease. Since the brightness is proportional to the thickness of the luminescent layer, the brightness can be adjusted to meet most marking requirements by adjusting the thickness of the applied layer. The three components of the system are mobile fluids and are easily mixed. After mixing, the combined system is highly thixotropic; and while the system is mobile under stress to permit its application to surfaces, it does not flow spontaneously. Thus thick stable layers can be applied to vertical or porous surfaces. The storage stabilities of the three components were found to be satisfactory in short-term accelerated stability tests. Although longer-term testing will be required to insure that the stabilities meet practical storage requirements, the results suggest that practical requirements can be accommodated.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Cyanamid Company

  Central Research Division
  Stamford, CT  United States 
• Authors:
  • Rauhut, Michael M
  • Smith, Nelda M
  • Zimmermann, William D
  • Delapp, Darwin F
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Luminescence; Night visibility; Night vision; Night vision devices; Organic coatings
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015143
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Defense Documentation Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1432-97F Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: TSC-76
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1973 12:00AM