- 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
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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
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fire detectors
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combustion
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smoke
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heat detection
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flame detectors
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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.