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Siemens Building T
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Cerberus Division
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4.3
Fields of application
4.3.1
Examples of suitable fields of application
Basically whenever point type smoke detectors do not offer the best solution and where
linear smoke detectors comply with the operating conditions in section 4.2 and thus have
as regards application, installation and price.
Use
Reason
Buildings with ceilings of historical interest
Point type detectors on the ceiling unwanted
Installation on the ceiling not possible
Atria (Malls), detection at different levels
Point type detectors due to height inacces-
sible and detection of smoldering fire is im-
possible
Large and high halls
Lower capital investment
Churches
No impairment of the ceiling by installation
and point type detectors
Long corridors, cable and energy ducts with >3m
room height
Lower capital investment
Aircraft hangars with sturdy building construction
and flame detectors alone are insufficient
Lower capital investment
Sawtooth roofs, where point type detectors must be
lower suspended
Lower capital investment
4.3.2
Examples of unsuitable fields of application
Use
Reason
Buildings of wooden or steel construction, without
statically stable mounting surfaces
Insufficient building static, too large beam
deviation caused by changing environ-
mental influences
Low rooms or halls with crane tracks
Beam interruptions by moving persons or
objects
Production rooms, garages with diesel engine ve-
hicles
False alarms through accumulation of
smoke, dust, steam etc.
