Model 3600-I IR3 Flame Detector
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1.5.1.3 Other Fuels
The detector reacts to other types of fire as follows:
The baseline fire refers to n-heptane 1ft
2
(0.1m
2
) pan fire and is defined as 100% sensitivity
For fuel fires
– standard pan fire size: 1 ft
2
(0.1 m
2
)
For gas flames
– 20 inch (0.5m) high, 8 inch (0.2m) width plume fire
Maximum Response Time: 10 sec
Type Of Fuel
Percent of Max. Distance at each Sensitivity
Range
Gasoline
100%
N-Heptane
100%
JP4
70%
Kerosene
70%
Diesel Fuel
70%
Alcohol 95%
60%
IPA
60%
Methanol
55%
Methane
45%
LPG
45%
Paper
35%
Polypropylene
15%
Figure 4: Fuel Sensitivity Ranges