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Author
Crampton, G. P. | Lougheed, G. D.
Title
Comparison of Smoke Measurements With Stanard and Non-Standard Systems.
Coporate
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Report
Internal Report 865; IRC-RR-183
November 2004
15 p.
Keywords
smoke measurement | experiments | incandescent light | lasers | exhaust duct | heat release | temperature effect | smoke density | fire tests | halogens
Identifiers
Quartz Halogen White Light System; Pulsed White Light LED System; Laser System; Pulsed IR LED System; Sampling White Light LED System; temperature effects on pin photodiodes and smoke density measurement; maximum and minimum variation relative to the quartz halogen white light source
Abstract
In recent years, the Fire Research Program has constructed several smoke measurement systems for use in full-scale experiments. This includes standard systems using incandescent white light and He-Ne laser light sources. Also, a number of other systems using a range of light sources have been developed for specific applications. Benchmark tests were conducted using five of these systems installed in parallel on the exhaust duct for a hood system used for heat release measurements. This report provides the results of the benchmark tests.