Diesel-discriminating detector response to smoldering fires. Information circular/1993

Technical Report · Mon Dec 07 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6181046

Egan, M R

Reliable fire detection is essential for both safe evacuation and containment or extinguishment. In order to increase reliability by reducing the number of nuisance fire alarms in underground mines that use diesel-powered equipment, the US Bureau of Mines has developed a diesel-discriminating fire detector (DDD). It was designed to discriminate between smoke produced by a fire and the smoke-laden exhaust of a diesel engine. Experiments were conducted by the Bureau to compare the smoke detection capabilities of the DDD with those of conventional fire detectors in response to smoldering coal and conveyor belting.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Pittsburgh Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6181046
• Report Number(s): PB-93-215671/XAB; BUMINES-IC--9353
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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