Smoke Detector Operability and Reliability in Military Family Housing.

Abstract

An evaluation of the operability and reliability of smoke detectors currently installed in military family housing was conducted. The evaluation was conducted at four different bases and included a sufficient number of housing units to establish a high confidence level in the predicted operability and reliability rates. The four bases surveyed were Tyndall AFB, FL: Columbus AFB. MS: Maxwell/Gunter AFB. AL; and Keesler AFB, MS. A total of 369 detectors manufactured by 12 different companies were tested. One hundred and eight nine were photoelectric. and 180 were ionization detectors. Three hundred and sixty (96.7%) were operative. Except for Tyndall AFB, all of the detectors tested were installed in the 1970s. One hundred and five (55.6%) of the photoelectric detectors were found to be less sensitive than specified by the manufacturer. None were found to be more sensitive than specified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA307087

Entities

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  • Richard H. Brown
  • Richard N. Vickers

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerosol Generators
  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Families (Human)
  • Ionization
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Optical Detectors
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Warning Systems

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