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Testing the Performance of Hydrogen Sensors

September 8, 2009
Author(s)
Nathan D. Marsh, Thomas G. Cleary
The acceptance of hydrogen as a widely-available energy source will depend to some extent on the perceived and actual safe dispensing and storage of hydrogen by the general public. Reliable detection of an accidental hydrogen gas release and mitigation of

Results from a Full-scale Smoke Alarm Sensitivity Study

February 27, 2009
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary
A series of 24 full-scale experiments was conducted during the summer of 2008 to examine the effects of alarm type (photoelectric, ionization, and dual sensor), alarm location, fabric type (100 % cotton and 100 % polyester), polyurethane foam density

Properties of Smoke from Overheated Materials in Low-Gravity

January 20, 2009
Author(s)
David L. Urban, Gary A. Ruff, Thomas Cleary, Jiann Yang, George Mulholland, Zeng-guang Yuan
Smoke particle size measurements were obtained under low-gravity conditions by overheating several materials typical of those found in spacecraft. The measurements included integral measurements of the smoke particles and physical sample of the particles

Home Smoke Alarm Tests, Test Series 2, Report of Test 4017

May 10, 2002
Author(s)
Jason D. Averill, Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski, Paul A. Reneke
This Report of Test documents the second series of full scale tests conducted as part of research into the performance of smoke alarms. The first series of tests, conducted in a manufactured home, consisted of fifteen experiments with instrumentation
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