| Download | - View final version: Smoke detector response to smouldering fires and nuisance sources (PDF, 5.7 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40002967 |
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| Author | Search for: Ko, Yoon1ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-5108; Search for: Weinfurter, Mark1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council Canada. Construction
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 60 p. |
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| Abstract | Correctional facilities are equipped with smoke detection systems including ASD (Aspirating Smoke Detector). Correction Service Canada (CSC) is moving towards the increased use of ASD systems to eliminate suspension points. ASD systems have a number of challenges to overcome with regards to nuisance alarms. NRC and CSC collaborated to evaluate the performance of ASD for different nuisance sources and varying sensitivity settings. Many factors could affect the performance of detection systems, some of which are types and sizes of the nuisance sources; the sensitivity settings of the detection systems; dust; obstructions; detection location.
This project tested smoke detection systems including ASD and spot detectors to evaluate their performances for different nuisance sources and smouldering fire scenarios specific to those found in correctional facilities. This involved testing these systems in a number of different configurations as well as the smouldering combustion of possible materials including toilet paper, plastic waste, beddings and cigarette, as well as smudging materials. |
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| Publication date | 2018-05-28 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Record identifier | 81737450-8104-44fc-a0eb-65370cefe97d |
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| Record created | 2023-01-09 |
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| Record modified | 2025-12-17 |
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