- Author
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Mealy, C. L.
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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
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fire suppression
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fire detection
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smoke detectors
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tenability limits
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warning systems
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occupants
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fire tests
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fuels
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ignition source
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ventilation
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scenarios
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sofas
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cotton batting
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wood
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response time
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detector response
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temperature
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activation time
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living rooms
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bedrooms
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dining rooms
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toxic gases
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apartments
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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.)