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 [ | + | 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 == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 16 January 2014
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