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Author
Usuba, T. | Nakano, M. | Iwama, N.
Title
False Alarms of Ionization Smoke Detectors Caused by Changes in Room Environment: When Dust and Threads Are Stuck to Poles.
Coporate
Sophia Univ., Japan
Book or Conf
Japanese Association of Fire Science and Engineering. Annual Conference. May 20-22, 1986, Tokyo, Japan, 67-68 p., 1986
Keywords
temperature | compartments
Abstract
[ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH] Lint and dust may adhere to the poles in the ionization compartment. These may absorb moisture from the air. This absorption time may vary according to air current speed. Different experiments were conducted with acrylic thread, air conditioning, moisture emitted from a tea kettle, etc.