- Author
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Mack, E. C.
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Madrzykowski, D.
- Title
- Investigation of Conduction Effects on Sprinkler Activation.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Slaughter, K. C., Editors,
65-65 p.,
1997
- Keywords
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fire research
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fire protection engineering
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sprinklers
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conduction
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sensitivity
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automatic sprinkler systems
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thermal sensitivity
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sprinkler activation
- Abstract
- [ABSTRACT ONLY] As part of a collaborative research project between the National Fire Protection Research Foundation and the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST, the thermal response characteristics of a variety of large orifice and extra large orifice sprinklers were investigated. In addition to conducting the thermal sensitivity tests as outlined in UL 199, Automatic Sprinklers for Fire-Protection Service, the conductivity tests outlined in ISO 6182-1, Fire Protection - Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Part 1: Requirements and Test Methods for sprinklers, were also conducted.