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Author
Bright, R. G.
Title
Do Gas Sensors Meet Smoke Detector Requirements?
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Fireline, Vol. 3, No. 3, 5-7,15, May/June 1978
Keywords
smoke detectors | fire tests | taguchi gas sensor (trademark) | sensitivity
Abstract
Recently, there has appeared on the U. S. market a new type of fire detector, which utilizes as its basic sensing mechanism, a semiconductor, solid-state device commonly referred to as a Taguchi gas sensor (TGS).