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Search Publications by: Artur A. Chernovsky (Fed)

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Smoke Detector Response to Nuisance Aerosols

March 16, 1999

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, William L. Grosshandler, Artur A. Chernovsky

The worth of a fire detector is determined as much by its ability not to respond to stimuli that are generated from non-threatening sources as to respond in a timely manner to an actual fire. Photo-electric and ionization smoke detectors react to a greater

Fire-Emulator Detector-Evaluation

October 28, 1998

Author(s)

Artur A. Chernovsky, William L. Grosshandler, Thomas G. Cleary, Michael D. Anderson

The performance of a fire detection system is determined as much by its ability to recognize correctly the non-fire state as to sense the presence of a real fire. Common fire detectors respond to particulate matter in the form of smoke from a flaming or

Particulate Entry Lag in Smoke Detectors (NISTIR 6242)

October 1, 1998

Author(s)

Thomas G. Cleary, Artur A. Chernovsky, William L. Grosshandler, Michael D. Anderson

It is well known that smoke detectors do not instantaneously respond to smoke concentration directly outside the detector. The smoke must be transported through the detector housing to a sensing location inside the detector. The sensing time lag is a