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EXTINCTEUR AUTOMATIQUE PETIT ORIFICE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

Small-orifice sprinklers are commonly used where windows are small or recessed into the wall, particularly when the water supply is limited, or when the buildings are low and not too severely exposed.

OBS

small-orifice sprinkler: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
CONT

Les extincteurs automatiques à petit orifice sont normalement utilisés lorsque le risque de voisinage est faible ou modéré, que la surface à protéger est de peu d'étendue ou lorsqu'une seule rangée horizontale d'extincteurs automatiques de fenêtre est installée à chaque étage.

OBS

extincteur automatique à petit orifice : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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