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The investigation of a small hydrogen explosion in this laboratory in June 1963 indicated that a platinum-wire liquid-level sensor may have been the ignition source [1]. Further consideration showed that the liquid-level system then under development for the Centaur was a potential danger because of the catalytic properties of the platinum wire.
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Perkins, C.K., Petrowski, J.A. (1965). Catalysis Poisons for Platinum-Wire Liquid-Level Sensors. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3108-7_33
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