Firedetectionandalarmsystems 090512042400 Phpapp01
Firedetectionandalarmsystems 090512042400 Phpapp01
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2) Types of alarm systems
3) Automatic alarm initiating devices
3.1) Heat detectors
3.2) Smoke detectors
3.3) Flame detectors
3.4) Fire – gas detectors
4) Combination detectors
5) Indicating devices
6) Automatic alarm systems
- Remote station system
- Proprietary system
- Central station system
7) Supervising fire alarm systems
8) Auxiliary systems
mechanically
hydraulically
pneumatically or
electrically
Most basic type is designed to only be
initiated manually – known as a local
system or protected premises (pull
station & bell)
Typically, this system is expanded to
include fire detection devices to sense
the presence of a fire and initiate a
signal
3.1) Heat detectors – fixed temp. &
rate-of-rise
Fixed-temperature devices
› Oldest types in use
› Relatively inexpensive
› Least prone to false alarms
› Activation temperature slightly above highest
ceiling temperature
Detect heat by one or more of 3 primary
principles of physics:
o Automatic sprinklers
Visible: strobes