Other fuels
The detector will react to other types of fires as follows:
PAN FIRE SIZE: 1 ft
2
/(0.1 m
2
)
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED: 6.5 ft/sec (2 m/sec)
M
AXIMUM RESPONSE TIME: 10 sec
Table 2.1.2: Sensitivity to other fuel types
2.2 CONE OF VISION
Horizontal: 100°
Vertical: 100°
Relative Range as a Function of the Incidence Angle
FIGURE 3: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL FIELDS OF VIEW
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TYPE OF FUEL % OF MAX. DISTANCE AT EACH SENSITIVITY RANGE
GASOLINE 100%
N-HEPTANE 100%
ALCOHOL 75%
JET FUELS 75%
KEROSENE 75%
DIESEL FUEL 70%
HYDRAULIC FLUID 70%
METHANE* 30%
PROPANE* 30%
*0.5 m plume fire
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RELATIVE RANGE
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
10 DEG
20 DEG
30 DEG
35 DEG
40 DEG
45 DEG
60 DEG
–10 DEG
–20 DEG
–30 DEG
–35 DEG
–40 DEG
–45 DEG
–50 DEG
–60 DEG
50 DEG