Spectrex 20/20MI - Mini Triple IR (IR3) Flame Detector User Manual
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Spectrex Inc. - SharpEye
TM
Mini IR3 Flame Detector Manual – TM 787100, Rev. D April 2011
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Other fuels
The detector will react to other types of fires as follows:
Pan Fire Size: 1ft
2
(0.1m
2
)
Maximum Wind Speed: 6.5 ft/sec (2 m/sec)
Maximum Response Time: 10 sec
Table 3: Response Sensitivity Ranges
Type Of Fuel
% Of Max. Distance at
each Sensitivity Range
Gasoline 100%
N-Heptane 100%
Alcohol 95%
75%
JP4 75%
Kerosene 75%
Diesel Fuel
70%
Methane* 30%
Propane* 30%
* 0.5m plume fire
Table 4: Sensitivity to other fire sizes
Fuel
Fire Size Detection
Sensitivity
Distance
Maximum Detection Time
20/20MI-1
Jet Fuel
2 x 2 ft
40
132 ft (40m)
10 seconds
Jet Fuel
2 x 2 ft
20
65 ft (20m)
8 seconds