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Detection System Selection Factors: GAP.13.0.1.A

This document summarizes the characteristics of different types of fire and smoke detectors. It provides information on their sensitivity, stability, response time, ability to provide an alarm, coverage area, and costs related to installation, testing, and maintenance. It also indicates whether the detector's performance is affected by temperature, humidity, pressure, or air velocity. The different detector types include thermal, linear, smoke, flame, pressure, and vapor detectors.

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Detection System Selection Factors: GAP.13.0.1.A

This document summarizes the characteristics of different types of fire and smoke detectors. It provides information on their sensitivity, stability, response time, ability to provide an alarm, coverage area, and costs related to installation, testing, and maintenance. It also indicates whether the detector's performance is affected by temperature, humidity, pressure, or air velocity. The different detector types include thermal, linear, smoke, flame, pressure, and vapor detectors.

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Detection Characteristics

Time Verify Coverage Unit Cost to Cost to Cost to Restorabl Function Affected by
Type of detector Sensitivity Stability Delay Alarm Area Cost Install Test Service e Temperature Humidity Pressure Air velocity
..THERMAL:
..Fusible Low High High No High Low Avg N/A V low No N/A No No No
..Frangible Low High High No High Low Avg N/A V low No N/A No No No
..Bimetallic Low High Avg No High Low Avg Low V low Yes N/A No No No
..Linear:
......Themistor Low High Avg No High Low Low Low Low Yes N/A No No No
......Thermostatic Low High Avg No High Low Low Low Low No N/A No No No
......Eutectic Low High Avg No High Low Low Low Low Yes N/A No No No
..Rate of Rise Low High Avg No High Low Avg Low Low Yes N/A No No No
..Rate Compensated Low High Avg No High Avg Avg Low Low Yes N/A No No No
..SMOKE:
..Ionization High Low Low Yes Avg Avg Avg Avg Low Yes Low Avg Low Avg
..Photoelectric:
......Obscuration High Low Low Yes Avg Avg Low Low Avg Yes Low Low No Low
......Light Scattering High Low Low Yes Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Yes Low Low No Low
..Air Sampling:
......Photoelectric V high Avg V low Multiple Avg High Low Low Low Yes Low Low Low Avg
......Particle V high Avg V low Multiple Low High Avg Low Low Yes Low Low No Low
..FLAME:
..IR High Low V low Yes V high Avg Low Low Low Yes Low No No No
..UV High Low V low Yes Low Avg Avg Low Avg Yes Low No No No
..Fiber Optic High High V low No V low Avg Avg Low Low No N/A N/A N/A N/A
..PRESSURE:
..Transducer V high Avg V low No Low Low Avg Avg N/A Yes Low No Avg No
DETECTION SYSTEM SELECTION FACTORS

..Tubing Avg V high High No V low V low Low N/A Low No N/A N/A N/A N/A
..VAPOR:
..Fuel Vapor V high V low V low Multiple Low High Avg High V high Yes Low Low No No
GAP.13.0.1.A

GAPS Guidelines
A Publication of Global Asset Protection Services LLC

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