Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference (한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집)

Korean Institute of Fire Science and Engineering (한국화재소방학회)
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UV FLAME DETECTOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

  • Lim, Sung-Mook (Division of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
  • Jung, Ki-Chang (Division of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
  • Kim, Eung-Sik (Division of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University) ;
  • Kim, Hong (Division of Safety Engineering, Hoseo University)
  • Published : 1997.11.01
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Abstract

In this work, a new type of UV flame detection system was developed. In order to measure the performance of UV flame detector, various kinds of experiments was performed. The results show that the maximum response time of the UV flame detector is 0.2 seconds when the detection distance is one meter The advantages of this system include wide area, high speed response and high sensitivity. After testing the W flame detector in engine compartment it detected fire within 0.09 seconds and extinguished within 5 seconds. Hence, the UV flame detector can be applied in automatic fire suppression system for automobiles.

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