- Author
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Grosshandler, W. L.
- Title
- Evaluating Fire Detection Systems Response to Nuisance Sources. Appendix A-Appendix E.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 6146
March 1998
34 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Nuisance Alarms in Aircraft Cargo Areas and Critical Telecommunications Systems: Third (3rd) NIST Fire Detector Workshop. Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology. December 4-5, 1997,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Grosshandler, W. L., Editors,
14-30 p.,
1998
- Keywords
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fire detection
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fire detection systems
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cargo space
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telecommunications
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smoke detectors
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false alarms
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decision making
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commercial aircraft
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flame detectors
- Abstract
- Commercial fire detection systems are typically designed to sense temperature, airborne particulates, or electromagnetic radiaiton at prescribed locations in a room. Temperature sensors are based upon thermistors and thermocouples, or can be mechanical in nature (e.g. the fusible link in a sprinkler head). Airborne particulates can be sensed by the attenuation of light, the scattering of light, or the change in ionization from a radioactive source. flame detectors, which are not noramlly used in aircraft cargo areas or telecommunication equipment, sense electromagnetic radiation in the infrared and/or ultraviolet spectrum. Comprehensive discussions of these and alternative fire sensing methods and their applications can be found in a number of review articles.