- Author
- Bukowski, R. W.
- Title
- Techniques for Fire Detection.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- NASA CP-2476,
- Book or Conf
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Spacecraft Fire Safety. Proceedings of a Workshop. NASA Conference Publication 2476. August 20-21, 1986, Cleveland, OH, Margle, J. M.; Friedman, R., Editors, 9-29 p., 1986
- Keywords
- fire detection | fire detectors | combustion | smoke | heat detection | flame detectors | fire models
- Identifiers
- detection; detection systems
- Abstract
- This paper discusses fire signatures associated with detection devices, the transport processes, the operating characteristics of individual types of detectors, and a vulnerability analysis using predictive fire modeling techniques as a means of establishing the necessary response of the detection system to provide the level of protection required.