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  2. Fire damper - Wikipedia

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    Air transfer fire dampers for doors are designed and tested for use in the lower part of door leaves and cannot be installed elsewhere or higher. In Europe, the fire door test EN 14600 and EN 1634-1 applies. Air transfer fire dampers in facades are vents applied in wall, eave soffit, gable or foundation. In the US, these are used to protect ...

  3. Passive fire protection - Wikipedia

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    Fire-resistance rated wall assembly with fire door, cable tray penetration and intumescent cable coating. Passive fire protection (PFP) is components or systems of a building or structure that slows or impedes the spread of the effects of fire or smoke without system activation, and usually without movement. [1]

  4. Intumescent - Wikipedia

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    These intumescent materials produce a light char which is a poor conductor of heat, thus retarding heat transfer. Typically the light char consists of microporous carbonaceous foam formed by a chemical reaction of three main components: ammonium polyphosphate , pentaerythritol , and melamine . [ 2 ]

  5. Fire door - Wikipedia

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    Fire-resistance rated door, with wire mesh glass vision panel Industrial grade fire door rated to hydrocarbon curve and blast resistance Double fire door immediately after 3-hour fire test inside a 4-hour rated Durasteel wall Double fire door after 3-hour fire test in a 4-hour Durasteel wall, during successful 45PSI (3.1 bar) hose stream test leading to a UL Listing [1]

  6. Craigslist (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Craigslist" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a style parody of the Doors, and contains lyrics inspired by postings at the online classified advertising service, Craigslist. [1] Yankovic described the idea of the song coming about thinking how it would be "anachronistically weird" for Jim Morrison to scream about ...

  7. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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    Interest in dead man's controls increased with the introduction of electric trams (streetcars in North America) and especially electrified rapid transit trains. The first widespread use came with the introduction of the mass-produced Birney One-Man Safety (tram) Car, though dead-man equipment was fairly rare on US streetcars until the successful PCC streetcar, which had a left-foot-operated ...

  8. AMC Eagle - Wikipedia

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    In 1981, the two-door subcompact-sized AMC Spirit-based models, the SX/4 and Kammback, joined the Eagle line aimed at both first-time buyers and fleet sales. [3] A Sundancer convertible conversion for the larger Eagle two-door model was available during 1981 and 1982. By 1984, only sedan and station wagon versions were available.