ShareDAMPERS 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.
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- 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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- Themes: Other air-conditioning equipment
- Keywords: Fire; Safety; Duct; Air conditioning
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