- Author
- Heskestad, G. | Bill, R. G.
- Title
- Quantification of Thermal Responsiveness of Automatic Sprinklers Including Conduction Effects.
- Coporate
- Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, MA
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1&2, 113-125, July 1, 1988
- Book or Conf
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Fire Detection and Suppression...Today's Technology. March 9-11, 1987, Linthicum Heights, MD, 1-30 p., 1988
- Keywords
- sprinklers | response time | tunnel tests | heat loss | fire models
- Abstract
- RTI stands for "Response Time Index." It represents the product of the thermal time constant for the heat-responsive element of an automatic sprinkler and the square root of the associated gas velocity.