A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution...
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A fire sprinkler or sprinkler head is the component of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such...
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suppression systems External water spray system A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system, providing...
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Sprinkler system may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for irrigation of lawns or crops Fire sprinkler system, the entire systems of pipes and sprinklers...
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staff before and during the fire (in particular their decision not to follow advice on the installation of a fire sprinkler system in the ride) breached their...
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the time of the fire. Although some sprinklers were in the resort, they were not located anywhere near the fire. A full sprinkler system would have cost...
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Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system, gaseous...
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James B. Francis (section Fire sprinkler system)
Gate, Lowell, Massachusetts Francis turbine Francis system: an early fire protection sprinkler system Francis formula: describes water as it goes over dams...
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and the venue's fire alarm began to sound, but it was not connected to the local fire department. The Station had no sprinkler system installed. Thick...
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A fire pump usually refers to a pressure-increasing component of the water supply for fixed-place fire suppression systems such as fire sprinklers, standpipes...
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pillow Fire door Fireproofing Fire-resistance rating Active fire protection External water spray system Fire sprinkler Fire alarm Fire alarm system Fire alarm...
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typical automatic sprinkler system operates when heat at the site of a fire causes a fusible link or glass component in the sprinkler head to fail, thereby...
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measures, such as ensuring adequate fire detection and evacuation routes or installing fire sprinkler systems and other fire suppression systems. v t e...
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nozzles can for example be fire sprinklers or water mist nozzles, hose reel nozzles, water monitors and deluge fire system nozzles. K-factors are usually...
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fire extinguishers within a building, or may require permanently installed fire detection and suppression equipment such as a fire sprinkler system and...
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of Sprinkler Systems, the most widely used fire sprinkler standard. Around 1904, the NFPA began to expand its membership from affiliates of fire insurance...
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Placard (section Fire sprinkler systems)
supplies water to: fire sprinkler systems, standpipes or both. The standard also contains symbols for informing for enforcing fire safety rules, such...
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Sprinkler fitting is an occupation consisting of the installing, testing, inspecting, and certifying of automatic fire suppression systems in all types...
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the building's fire protection system has been disabled (such as a fire sprinkler control valve being closed, and consequently a sprinkler tamper switch...
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Scandinavia on its way from Oslo to Copenhagen. The ferry's fire sprinkler system put out the fire before any of the crew or the 490 sleeping passengers were...
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spray system (EWSS) is a domestic external fire sprinkler system designed to protect homes from bushfires and wildfires. While external spray systems have...
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fire sprinkler and combi-boiler systems. If the hazard is higher, even a relatively low hazard such as using antifreeze in the fire sprinkler system,...
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NFPA 1901. Automatic sprinkler System of pipes serving fire sprinklers, for automatically directing water to a fire when the sprinkler is heated to its actuation...
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They are used in fire sprinkler heads to activate the sprinkler in the presence of heat. They are used in automobile electrical systems as a fuse. A mechanical...
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The Naval records center, for example, was outfitted with a full fire sprinkler system, while the Department of Defense facility was not. This reflected...
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The fire point, or combustion point, of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the liquid fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after...
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its other plants, and the Hamlet building lacked a fire alarm or an operational fire sprinkler system. For reasons that remain disputed, Roe ordered several...
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more importantly, fire sprinklers. International building codes and other authoritative agencies have incorporated fire sprinklers into multi-story buildings...
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applications as soldering, brazing, metal casting, electrical protection, fire sprinkler systems, and nontoxic mercury substitutes. By managing phase transformation...
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numerous roof leaks, and one of the facility buildings did not have a fire sprinkler. The fire began after a semi-trailer carrying plastic materials behind the...
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