NRL PROCESSOR-AIDED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM

A series of fire tests has been conducted simulating shipboard environments. During these tests an NRL prototype fire detection system was compared to two commercial fire detectors. The detectors were exposed to various fuel-type fires involving both solids and liquids, and to different humidity and temperature conditions. Comparative results for 100 experiments are presented. The reliability of the detectors is also examined. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Errata sheet inserted.
• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Research Laboratory

  4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20375-5320
• Authors:
  • Street, T T
  • Lawrence, K D
  • Williams, F W
  • Alexander, J I
• Publication Date: 1979-9-14

Media Info

• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Detectors; Equipment; Fire detection systems; Fires; Flammability tests; Fuels; Microprocessors; Prototypes; Reliability; Sampling; Ships; Smoke; Stability (Mechanics); Static tests; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship fires; Shipboard
• Old TRIS Terms: Commercial equipment; Detection systems; Enemy; Environmental tests; Fire alarm systems; Fire testing; Microprocessor applications; Processing equipment; Shipboard environment
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312732
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NRL-8341 Intrm Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM