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CONTINUOUS LINE TYPE DETECTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Security
  • Fire Warning Devices
DEF

Detector that responds to the phenomenon monitored in the vicinity of a continuous line.

CONT

... various methods of line-type [detector] have been developed [IT] uses a pair of steel wires in normally open circuit [or a semiconductor material and a stainless steel capillary tube]. The conductors are held apart by a heat-sensitive insulation ... When the design temperature is reached, the insulation melts, the two wires contact and an alarm is initiated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité
  • Alarme-incendie
DEF

Détecteur qui répond au phénomène contrôlé dans le voisinage d'une ligne continue.

CONT

La diversité des détecteurs existants ou à venir a conduit à un classement des détecteurs selon le phénomène détecté : température, fumée, flammes [...]; selon le mode de fonctionnement : statique, différentiel, vélocimétrique; selon son aspect géométrique : ponctuel ou linéaire; [...]

Spanish

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