- Author
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Davis, W. D.
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Forney, G. P.
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Bukowski, R. W.
- Title
- Simulating the Effect of Sloped Beamed Ceilings on Detector and Sprinkler Response.
- File
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get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912820
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 5499,
September 1994,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. October 17-20, 1994,
Gaithersburg, MD,
147-148 p.,
1994
- Keywords
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fire research
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ceilings
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simulation
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detector response
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sprinkler response
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detectors
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joists
- Abstract
- The rapid activation of fire detection and suppression systems in response to a growing fire is one of the important factors required to provide for life safety and property protection. Rapid activation requires that sensors be located at optimal distances both beneath the ceiling and radially from the fire. Ceiling obstructions, such as beams and joists, and ceiling slope can significantly modify the flow of smoke along the ceiling and must be taken into consideration when a particular detection system is designed. At present, the standards used to guide the design of these systems contain very little quantitative information concerning the impact of beamed, sloped ceilings on detector placement.