Prevention & protection

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Dust collection systems

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A pneumatic conveying system that is specifically designed to capture dust and wood particulates at the point of generation, usually from multiple sources, and to convey the particulates to a point ...

Axisymmetric plume

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A plume that rises above a fire, does not come into contact with wall or other obstacles, and is not disrupted or deflected by airflow.

Concentration-timecurve

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A plot of the concentration of a gaseous toxicant (µL/L) or of fire effluent (g•m-3) as a function of time.

Recreational vehicle site

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park set aside for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle on a temporary basis. It can be used as either a recreational vehicle site or as a ...

Raised floor

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A platform with removable panels where equipment is installed, with the intervening space between it and the main building floor used to house the interconnecting cables and at times is used as a ...

Deck

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A platform (floor) extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

Cover plate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A plate to cover the joint between the sections of multiple panel doors, usually applied to the front and back of the vertical or horizontal slide door.