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Tyco Fire and Gas Detector Overview

This document summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of different types of fire detectors: Flame detectors provide wide area coverage up to 30m but require a direct line of sight to detect fires. Smoke detectors can detect fires even without direct line of sight by responding to smoke, but have a maximum coverage of only 7m2 and smoke must reach the detector. Heat detectors also respond without line of sight by detecting rising heat, but likewise are limited to 7m2 coverage and require the heat to reach the detector.

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Tyco Fire and Gas Detector Overview

This document summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of different types of fire detectors: Flame detectors provide wide area coverage up to 30m but require a direct line of sight to detect fires. Smoke detectors can detect fires even without direct line of sight by responding to smoke, but have a maximum coverage of only 7m2 and smoke must reach the detector. Heat detectors also respond without line of sight by detecting rising heat, but likewise are limited to 7m2 coverage and require the heat to reach the detector.

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Tyco F&G detector type summary

Detector Type Number required Advantages of this detector Disadvantages of this detector
Flame Four two Wide area coverage, 90 degree field of Needs to see a flame in order to detect a fire, it will not
located in the view respond even if a fire is in front of it but outside of its view
work basket level When used in pairs and a good design one Typically has to be used in pairs, one on each side of a room
and two in the detector will always see a flame
sub structure Typical flame detector range is up to 30m
level Can sense through gratings
Not affected by wind
Smoke Eight - Two Responds to the product of a fire i.e. Only has a guaranteed maximum coverage of 7m2
detectors on smoke so even if a fire is out of view it will Cannot see through gratings, the smoke has to travel to
each level still detect it the detector
(usually used in Smoke can pass through gratings Wind can blow the smoke away from the detector so not
pairs offshore) ideal for open to atmosphere modules
Should be kept indoors
Heat Eight Two Responds to the product of a fire i.e. heat Only has a guaranteed maximum coverage of 7m2
detectors on so even if a fire is out of view it will still Cannot see through gratings, the heat has to rise up to
each level detect it the detector
(usually used in Heat will eventually rise upwards through a Wind can blow the heated air away from a detector, so not
pairs at each grating ideal for open to atmosphere modules
level) Should be kept indoors

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