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Author
Ahola, H.
Title
Performance of Smoke Detectors in Computer Rooms.
Coporate
VTT-Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo
Report
VTT Research Reports 681; Project PAL6007, May 1990, 33 p.
Keywords
smoke detectors | performance evaluation | specifications | transformers | cables | polyurethane resins | fire protection | room fires
Identifiers
performance tests; computer systems hardware; cables (power lines)
Abstract
Smoke detectors have been compared in an environment similar to a real computer room. Four different test fires were used: smoldering transformer coil, smoldering cable, smoke bomb producing white smoke and flaming polyurethane foam. The test samples included optical and ionization point-type detectors, optical beam detectors, channel detectors and sampling detectors.