Prevention & protection

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Prevention & protection

Burner

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device for the final conveyance of gas, or a mixture of gas and air, to the combustion zone.

Abort gate/abort damper

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device for the quick diversion of material or air to the exterior of a building or other safe location in the event of a fire.

Pressure/air lock

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device for transferring pulverised fuel between zones of different pressure without permitting appreciable flow of air or gas in either direction.

Nozzles

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device for use in applications requiring special water discharge patterns, directional spray, or other unusual discharge characteristics.

Flash dryer

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device for vaporising water from partly dewatered and finely divided sludge through contact with a current of hot gas or superheated vapour that includes a squirrel-cage mill for separating the ...

Line-type detector

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A device in which detection is continuous along a path. Typical examples are rate-of-rise pneumatic tubing detectors, projected beam smoke detectors, and heat-sensitive cable.