- Author
- Mealy, C. L. | Gottuk, D. T.
- Title
- Smoke Alarm Response: Estimation Guidelines and Tenability Issues. Part 2.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Book or Conf
- Suppression and Detection Research Application: A Technical Working Conference. SUPDET 2009. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. Feburary 24-27, 2009, Orlando, FL, 111-125 p., 2009
- Keywords
- fire suppression | fire detection | smoke detectors | tenability limits | warning systems | occupants | fire tests | fuels | ignition source | ventilation | scenarios | sofas | cotton batting | wood | response time | detector response | temperature | activation time | living rooms | bedrooms | dining rooms | toxic gases | apartments | smoldering
- Identifiers
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ); summary of tests conducted with smoke alarms; summary of fuels used in fire scenarios; wooden cabinet; cotton batting; summary of conditions achieved during testing; times (min.) from source initiation to specified smoke levels; smoke alarm activation times (min.) from source initiation; Available Safe Egress Time (ASET); ASET values (min.)