Difference between revisions of "Heat detector"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A device that monitors temperature and sends out an alarm when the temperature exceeds a set point. Originally developed in the 1860s, a heat detector is one method that may be used to detect the presence of a fire in a room or building. See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=smoke | + | A device that monitors temperature and sends out an alarm when the temperature exceeds a set point. Originally developed in the 1860s, a heat detector is one method that may be used to detect the presence of a fire in a room or building. See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=smoke%20detector smoke detector], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flame%20detector flame detector]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | détecteur de chaleur (Fr.); detector de calor (Port.); | |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 24 July 2013
Description
A device that monitors temperature and sends out an alarm when the temperature exceeds a set point. Originally developed in the 1860s, a heat detector is one method that may be used to detect the presence of a fire in a room or building. See also smoke detector, and flame detector.
Synonyms and Related Terms
détecteur de chaleur (Fr.); detector de calor (Port.);
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996