- Author
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Cleary, T. G.
- Title
- Home Smoke Alarm Project, Alarm Response Calibrations. Report of Test FR 4020.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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Report of Test FR 4020
December 2003
1-4 p.
- Keywords
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smoke detectors
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fire tests
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soot
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photoelectric detectors
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ionization detectors
- Abstract
- This Report of Test presents data from a series of alarm response calibration tests as part of research into the performance of smoke alarms. The purpose of these tests was to provide a consistent calibration of all of the modified alarms used in the fire test series. The modified photoelectric and ionization alarms were exposed to smolder smoke and soot from a propene flame. CO alarms were exposed to smolder smoke that contained carbon monoxide. Full details on the alarm calibration procedures can be found in NIST Technical Note 1455. The alarm naming convention is described in NIST TN 1455, along with uncertainty estimates for each measurement.