Xco International - Pictures of Test 1

	1082 Rock Road Lane/Unit A, East Dundee, Illinois 60118, USA
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WHAT is
a CONTINUOUS
THERMOCOUPLE? •

COMPARISON
of LINEAR
HEAT DETECTORS •

APPLICATIONS •

SYSTEM DESIGN •

FM CLASSIFICATION •

FTLD
PERFORMANCE
RESULTS •

WHAT is R.O.C.
and WHY IS IT
THE BEST WAY TO
DETECT AN OVER-HEAT
CONDITION BEFORE
A PROBLEM GETS
SERIOUS? •

WHY? •

2. Pictures of Test 1

*Fixing of sensor cables
- Protectorwire (Red)
- FTLD (Yellow)

Both cable are fixed at the same distance from the ceiling

*Test location : XXXX culvert at XXXX Div
*Date of Test : May 25, 1999 5pm

3 Sensor cables are fixed at A,B,C
which are separated 400mm each

*Ignition of fire cable by gas torch

*Part of fire cable ignites.
*As fire starts, a lot of gas and smoke is shown

*3 minutes after the fire: FTLD detects the fire

*7 minutes after the fire : fire extinguished.
The inside of the culvert tunnel is full of gas and smoke and it is very difficult to locate the position of the fire by eyes.

*The burnt cable after fire extinguished

Fire detection monitoring equipment Detection of temperature change, fire alarm

Temperature change at 1st test.

FTLD 4°C increase detects (3minutes)
Protecto : No response

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