Optical Fire Detection (OFD) for Military Aircraft Hangars: Final Report on OFD Performance to Fuel Spill Fires and Optical Stresses

Abstract

Tests were conducted to evaluate the level of performance of commercially available optical fire detectors for use in Navy aircraft hangars. Detectors were evaluated based on response to fuel spill fires and to optical stresses (i.e., potential false alarm sources). The results of the fire detection evaluation have been combined with false alarm immunity criteria into a new optical detector performance specification for Navy aircraft hangars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2000
Accession Number
ADA405478

Entities

People

  • D. T. Gottuk
  • Frederic W. Williams
  • J. E. Gott
  • J. L. Scheffey
  • R. J. Tabet

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fire Protection
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Detectors
  • Performance Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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