- Author
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Tsang, N. C.
- Title
- Study on the Response Time Index of Sprinklers.
- Coporate
- Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China
- Journal
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International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes,
Vol. 6,
No. 4,
234-241,
2005
- Book or Conf
- Advanced Fire Research, First (1st) Education Symposium. Proceedings. (Selected Papers From the Hong Kong Side). January 10-15, 2003,
Hefei, Anhui, China,
Chow, W. K.; Fan, W., Editors,
2005
- Keywords
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fire research
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education
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sprinklers
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response time
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sprinkler heads
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temperature
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plunge tests
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wind tunnels
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thermocouples
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velocity distribution
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activation time
- Identifiers
- Response Time Index (RTI); concept of time constant and response time index; summary of the location, components and their functions of the BSE hot wind tunnel; calibration results of thermometer and thermocouple; activation time (s) of the pendant type sprinkler in plunge test; activation time (s) of the concealed type sprinkler in plunge test; summary of time constant and RTI of pendent type sprinklers in plunge test