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Author
Kasahara, K.
Title
Fire Detector Utilizing the Expansion Behavior of a Silicone Gum.
Coporate
Fire Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Book or Conf
Japanese Association of Fire Science and Engineering. Annual Conference. May 19-20, 1987, Tokyo, Japan, 123-124 p., 1987
Keywords
fire detectors
Abstract
[ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH] Silicone gum, which expands when heated, was placed in a tube containing a microswitch on one end and then sealed. When heated, the silicon gum expanded and triggered the microswitch. Although there were some insufficiencies concerning operation time, these could be solved through adjustments in thickness and size of the silicon gum and tube material.