Prevention & protection

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Prevention & protection

Air-moving device

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fan, blower, or other device that establishes an airflow by moving a volume of air per unit time.

Safety shutoff valve

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fast-closing valve that automatically and completely shuts off the fuel supply in response to a normal or safety shutdown.

Knot

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fastening made by tying together lengths of rope or webbing in a prescribed way.

A feature of automatic fire detection and alarm systems to reduce unwanted alarms wherein smoke detectors report alarm conditions for a minimum period of time, or confirm alarm conditions within a ...

Lock hopper

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A feeding device that incorporates a double pressure seal, thus enabling solids to be fed into a system with a higher pressure than the pressure existing in the solid's storage area. Also, a letdown ...

Solvent-wet nitrocellulose

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fibrous, granular, cubed, or flake-like nitrocellulose wetted with not less than 25 percent by weight alcohol, toluene, or other organic liquid having a flash point not lower than -4°C (25°F).