DAMPERS PROVIDE PROTECTION OF DUCT OPENINGS IN TWO-HOUR FIRE RESISTANT WALLS AND PARTITIONS.

Author(s) : IRWIN W. T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR ISSUES A REMINDER THAT NO MATTER HOW SUCCESSFULLY AN AIR DUCT RESISTS MALFORMATION IN A FIRE SITUATION, IT CANNOT PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF SMOKE OR TOXIC GASES FROM ONE SPACE TO ANOTHER. FIRE DAMPERS ARE THE ONLY REASONABLE SOLUTION TO THE PENETRATION BY A DUCT OF A FIRE RESISTANT WALL. D.W.H.

Details

  • Original title: DAMPERS PROVIDE PROTECTION OF DUCT OPENINGS IN TWO-HOUR FIRE RESISTANT WALLS AND PARTITIONS.
  • Record ID : 1991-0786
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 32 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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