Prevention & protection

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Bonding conductor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A normally noncurrent-carrying conductor that is intended to carry leakage current from either the ac or the dc system. Bonding conductors connect underwater metallic objects as part of any cathodic ...

Partition

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A nonstructural interior wall that spans horizontally or vertically from support to support. The supports may be the basic building frame, subsidiary structural members, or other portions of the ...

Public water supply

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A municipally or privately owned and approved community water supply system designed to distribute water to consumers within a defined geographical area.

Safety factor (SF)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A multiplier of the agent flame extinguishing or inerting concentration to determine the agent minimum design concentration.

Service factor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A multiplier of an ac motor that, when applied to the rated horsepower, indicates a permissible horsepower loading that can be carried at the rated voltage, frequency, and temperature. For example, ...

Active multiplex system

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A multiplexing system in which signalling devices such as transponders are employed to transmit status signals of each initiating device or initiating device circuit within a prescribed time interval ...