- Author
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Nam, S.
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Donovan, L. P.
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Kim, J. G.
- Title
- Establishing Heat Detectors' Thermal Sensitivity Index Through Bench-Scale Tests.
- Coporate
- FM Global Research, Norwood, MA
Global Engineering Hazards, Norwood, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 39,
No. 3,
191-215,
April 2004
- Keywords
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heat detectors
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thermal sensitivity
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response time
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thermal response
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tunnel tests
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detector response
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large scale fire tests
- Identifiers
- response time index (RTI); thermal response coefficient (TRC); plunge-tunnel tests to obtain TRC; full scale fire tests to measure detector response times