- Author
- Tsang, N. C.
- Title
- Study on the Response Time Index of Sprinklers.
- Coporate
- Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China
- Journal
- International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes, Vol. 6, No. 4, 234-241, 2005
- Book or Conf
- Advanced Fire Research, First (1st) Education Symposium. Proceedings. (Selected Papers From the Hong Kong Side). January 10-15, 2003, Hefei, Anhui, China, Chow, W. K.; Fan, W., Editors, 2005
- Keywords
- fire research | education | sprinklers | response time | sprinkler heads | temperature | plunge tests | wind tunnels | thermocouples | velocity distribution | activation time
- Identifiers
- Response Time Index (RTI); concept of time constant and response time index; summary of the location, components and their functions of the BSE hot wind tunnel; calibration results of thermometer and thermocouple; activation time (s) of the pendant type sprinkler in plunge test; activation time (s) of the concealed type sprinkler in plunge test; summary of time constant and RTI of pendent type sprinklers in plunge test