- Author
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Thorne, P. F.
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Melinek, S. J.
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Theobald, C. R.
- Title
- Thermal Performance of Sprinkler Heads.
- Coporate
- Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 14,
No. 1&2,
89-99,
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,
1-26 p.,
1988
- Keywords
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sprinklers
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heat transmission
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gas temperature
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time constant
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heat transfer
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quality control
- Abstract
- A methodology for describing, measuring and prescribing the performance of sprinkler heads when subject to heating regimes is necessary for three purposes: 1. Quality control during manufacture, 2. 'Approval' by interested bodies for particular applications, 3. Development of a 'model' for activation time of sprinklers that can be incorporated into computer codes for fire scenarios, involving both life and property safety.