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Record 1 2017-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
CONT

Available in both upright and pendent models, this commercial quick response sprinkler is designed for wet pipe fire protection systems. The fusible link assembly includes a pair of thin copper halves joined by a layer of solder. When heat is applied, the solder melts and the two halves separate, allowing the sprinkler to activate.

OBS

quick-response fire sprinkler: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • quick response fire sprinkler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
CONT

Sprinkleurs spéciaux [...] sprinkleurs «rapides». Munis d'ailettes améliorant la conduction et la convection pour gagner 50 % du temps de déclenchement, utilisés en ERP [Établissement recevant du public] par exemple où la rapidité d'alarme est indispensable.

OBS

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

Spanish

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