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# NIST Report of FR 4016: Test 38

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## Test Description

For details of the test structure, materials, fire source, and instrumentation, see the full NIST report: NIST Technical Note 1455-1, February 2008 Revision, Full Report (3/3/2008) Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.

## Temperature

                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. remote bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. main bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. position B
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. living room. 1820 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 300 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 900 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 1220 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 1520 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. front door hallway. 1820 mm from ceiling
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                  - Temperature. closed room
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                  - Temperature. directly above ignition point
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                  - Temperature at data acquisition system
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## Smoke Obscuration

                  - Smoke Obscuration. remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. living room. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. living room. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. front door hallway. 20 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. front door hallway. 610 mm from ceiling
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                  - Smoke Obscuration. closed room
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## CO Concentration

                  - Carbon Monoxide concentration. remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Carbon Monoxide concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Carbon Monoxide concentration. front door hallway. Data
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                  - Carbon Monoxide concentration. main bedroom. Data
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## CO2 Concentration

                  - Carbon Dioxide concentration. remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Carbon Dioxide concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Carbon Dioxide concentration. front door hallway. Data
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                  - Carbon Dioxide concentration. main bedroom. Data
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## O2 Concentration

                  - Oxygen concentration. remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Oxygen concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data
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                  - Oxygen concentration. front door hallway. Data
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                  - Oxygen concentration. main bedroom. Data
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## Smoke Alarm

                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. remote bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. remote bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. main bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. main bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. main bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. main bedroom
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                  - Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. main bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. main bedroom
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                  - Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. main bedroom
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                  - Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom
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                  - Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom
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                  - Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. living room
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom
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                  - Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom
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