Fire Protection & Design: Sense Your Sensors' Strengths and Limitations
Issue: 3/04
It's obvious to most people that the smoke detectors that work in our homes are not suitable to operate in large factories or other industrial environments. What's not so obvious, however, is deciding which devices would be most appropriate under diverse conditions. Understanding what different smoke detectors are designed to do and how well their design and functions match up with the requirements and conditions of different facility environments goes a long way toward knowing where and when to use a certain type of detector.