- Author
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Qualey, J. R., III
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Penney, S.
- Title
- Smoke Detector Response and the Use of Antistatic Materials: An Empirical Study.
- Coporate
- Tyco Safety Products, Westminster, MA
- Book or Conf
- Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application, 8th Annual Symposium. Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Proceedings. January 21-23, 2004,
Orlando, FL,
1-24 p.,
2004
- Keywords
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fire suppression
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fire detection
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smoke detectors
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detector response
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fire tests
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smoke
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photoelectric detectors
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UL 268
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flammable liquids
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smoke chambers
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experiments
- Identifiers
- labyringh removal and extended data collection; fire test comparisons of the performance of two smoke detector models (designated Type A and Type B detectors); detector variations tested
- Abstract
- Fire test comparisons of two different photoelectric smoke detector models were conducted using UL 268-type fire tests. Significant differences were observed in how the two smoke detectors responded to black smoke from the flammable liquid fire tests, particularly during the post-flaming phase of the test. It was found that these differences were due to the fact that the smoke chamber of one smoke detector design used an antistatic ABS and the other smoke detector design used a standard, non-antistatic ABS for its smoke chamber.