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2. SimplexGrinnell - Wikipedia

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   Grinnell improved Parmalee's first practical automatic sprinkler and patented his own Grinnell sprinkler in 1882. [5] Continual improvements resulted in the glass disc sprinkler in 1890. With slight modifications, this sprinkler head is still used in modern fire sprinkler systems ; sprinklers are even called le Grinnells in France. [ 6 ]

3. Tyco International - Wikipedia

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   A TYCO Standard Spray Sprinkler head. In 1992, Dennis Kozlowski became CEO of Tyco International, and, for the next several years, the company again adopted an aggressive acquisition strategy, eventually acquiring (by some accounts) over 3,000 other companies between 1991 and 2001. [citation needed]

4. K-factor (fire protection) - Wikipedia

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   Spray nozzles can for example be fire sprinklers or water mist nozzles, hose reel nozzles, water monitors and deluge fire system nozzles. Calculation

5. Fire sprinkler - Wikipedia

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   A fire sprinkler mounted on a ceiling. A fire sprinkler or sprinkler head is the component of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such as when a predetermined temperature has been exceeded. Fire sprinklers are extensively used worldwide, with over 40 million sprinkler heads fitted each year.

6. Grinnell Mechanical Products - Wikipedia

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   Grinnell grooved products include grooved couplings, grooved fittings, mechanical tees, valves, circuit balancing valves, copper systems, stainless steel systems, plain end systems, HDPE systems, PVC systems, G-PRESS systems, gaskets and spare parts, and preparation equipment, as well as accessories, such as strainers, tee strainers, suction diffusers, dielectric waterway transition fittings ...

7. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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   A sign warns hotel guests not to hang items from fire sprinklers. Each closed-head sprinkler is held closed by either a heat-sensitive glass bulb or a two-part metal link held together with fusible alloy. The glass bulb or link hold in place a "pip cap" which acts as a plug to prevent water from flowing, unless the ambient temperature around ...