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A fundamental approach has been undertaken to provide principles for fire detection. Basic relationships have been developed for heat and chemical compound detectors and applied to duct and enclosure environments.
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Newman, J.S. Principles for fire detection. Fire Technol 24, 116–127 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041337
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041337