- Author
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Custer, R. L. P.
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Bright, R. G.
- Title
- Fire Detection: The State-of-the-Art.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Report
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NBS TN 839; NASA-CR-134642; CIB W14/121/75 (USA),
June 1974,
191 p.
- Book or Conf
- U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Panel on Fire Research and Safety. Volume 6. Fire Detection. October 19-22, 1976,
1976
- Keywords
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fire detection
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fire safety
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fire research
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standards
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fire detectors
- Identifiers
- detection systems
- Abstract
- The current state-of-the-art in fire detection technology is reviewed considering the nature of fire signatures, detection codes used, test methods, performance requirements and code requirements for fire detection. Present trends in standards development and recommendations for future work are included. An extensive bibliography is provided.