There are two types:
its an input transducer ( non-electrical domain to electrical domain)
In the smoke detector, the fast - moving alpha particles enable the air to conduct an electric current. As long as the electric current is flowing, the smoke detector is silent. The alarm is triggered when the flow of electric current is interrupted by smoke entering the detector.
Then it wouldn't be a smoke detector, but there are fire alarms that are triggered by temperature.
Yes, americium is used as ionizing source in smoke detectors.
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smoke...The reason that sometimes we cannot see smoke is because of the very tiny "particulates" that make up the smoke. A good smoke detector mwill sense smoke long before it can be seen. It is particles in air that are very very small that a smoke detector detects.
no it was not
yes for the navy
Alpha radiation is emitted from the amercium button in a smoke detector. When smoke goes into the smoke detector it blocks the stream of alpha particles emitted from the americium. That triggers an alarm.
actually no, the smoke detector was not proposed for a mission
Personally, I have no idea what "smoke detector tape" is.
In the smoke detector, the fast - moving alpha particles enable the air to conduct an electric current. As long as the electric current is flowing, the smoke detector is silent. The alarm is triggered when the flow of electric current is interrupted by smoke entering the detector.
is a smoke detector like a sense organ
is a smoke detector like a sense organ
Then it wouldn't be a smoke detector, but there are fire alarms that are triggered by temperature.
Remove the batteries from the back of the detector.
If your home smoke detector is tied into your electricity and is equipped with a battery backup you should not need an additional smoke detector. You should insure that the batteries are charged and that the smoke detector is functioning properly at least once a month if not more often.
Americium-241 ionizes the air inside a smoke detector, making a small change in voltage when smoke is present.