11.8 Fire And Smoke Detection Flashcards

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What are three things needed for a fire to occur?

A

Fuel, heat and oxygen

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What are the designated zones on aircraft that have fixed fire detection and/or fire extinguishers?

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Engines and APUs, baggage and cargo compartments, lavatories, electrical/electronic equipment compartment, wheel wells, bleed air ducts

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What are the possible fire detection systems on reciprocating engines or small turboprop aircraft?

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Overheat detectors, rate if temperature rise detectors, flame detectors, observation by crew members

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What are the fire protection systems used on large engine aircraft?

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Rate of temperature rise detectors, radiation sensing detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, combustible mixture detectors, optical detectors, observation by flight/cabin crew or passengers

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How does the pilot know if there is overheating?

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It comes up on the flight deck controls

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What are the three most common detectors or sensing devices?

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Thermal switches, thermocouples, continuous loop sensing elements

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How do thermal switch systems work?

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They are heat sensitive units that compete electrical circuits at a certain temperature

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How does a thermocouple system work?

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Constructed of two dissimilar metals, such as chromel and constantan. The point at which these metals are joined and exposed to the heat of a fire is called a hot junction

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What can the wiring system on a thermocouple be divided into?

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Detector circuit, alarm circuit, test circuit

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Where do large aircraft use continuous loop systems?

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Power plants, pneumatic manifolds and wheel well protection

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What is the difference between Fenwall and Kidde sensing element?

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Fenwall only has one inner inconel tube where kidde has two

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What are the two tubes in the kidde sensing element?

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Conductor, earth wire soldered to tube

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How do you earth the Fenwall tube?

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With the inconel tube

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Why are dual loop systems important

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Because if one is found inoperative then the other can pick it up, it also prevents false warning to be generated

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How does a pneumatic continuous loop system work?

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Contained gas expanding due to the application of heat

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Pneumatic detector has two sensing functions what are they?

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Overall average temperature threshold, localised discrete temperature increase that was caused by a flame or hot gases

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What principle does a pneumatic continuous-loop system work on?

A

Contained gas expanding due to heat

18
Q

How does a pneumatic continuous loop system prevent false readings with the damage?

A

Any severe damage to the unit will provide a no test indication not a false alarm

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Q

What are the two sensing functions on a pneumatic continuous loop system?

A

An overall average temperature threshold and a localised discrete temperature increase that was caused by a flame or hot gas

20
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How does the average temperature sensing work on a continuous loop system?

A

It is activated by the expansion of a fixed volume of helium gas inside the detector

21
Q

How does discrete temperature sensing work?

A

Discrete sensing is accomplished using a hydrogen-filled core material in the sensor tube. Hydrogen gas is released from the detector core whenever a small section of the tube is heated to a pre-set discrete temperature within the range of 1100 °C (2000 °F) for 5 seconds

22
Q

Where are fire detector systems tend to be found?

A

High activity areas

23
Q

Where can you find smoke detectors on aircraft?

A

Cargo and baggage, equipment bays and lavatories

24
Q

What are the two basic types of smoke detectors?

A

Photoelectric (comparison and refraction types) and ionisation type

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How does a refraction photoelectric system work?
Air is sampled through a chamber, a light is going into the light trap, if the smoke cuts off the light then the alarm will go off
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How does an ionisation type smoke detector work?
Has an electrode with a very small amount of radioactive material on the inside and an electrode opposite it. When smoke enters there is less of a reaction meaning if it falls below a set value it goes off
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How does a cargo smoke detector work?
It detector utilises an optical smoke detector which consists of source Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), intensity monitor photodiodes, and scatter detector photodiodes
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Where are the cargo smoke detectors located?
Each compartment
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What aircraft require smoke detectors in the toilets?
Ones that can carry 20 or more people
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How can the flight crew detect a fire in the toilet?
Either a sound or light to the flight deck or the flight attendant station
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What is the lavatory smoke detector powered by?
28vdc (Volts, Direct, Current)