Smoke & Fire Rated Curtains Installation

Compartmentation



FIRE CURTAINS: ENABLING COMPARTMENTATION & MODERN DESIGN IN LARGE OPEN SPACES

The 20th century has undoubtedly flourished in terms of architectural and imaginative design of buildings and infrastructure. Technological changes over time have impacted our lives in the way we work and live. We have seen this impact in the building and construction industry as well.

When the Consultants/Architects/designers prepare exciting, cutting-edge projects with open spaces, they may face challenges in implementing fire safety norms of fire compartmentation. Fire curtains provide an effective means of compartmentation in fire conditions in large open spaces.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE CURTAINS

Fire curtains are commonly used in large open spaces to ensure fire compartmentation as per Building Codes in a variety of locations in a building/structure. Fire curtains deploy automatically as soon as the fire alarm gets activated, and form a fire compartment. Fire curtains also retract automatically when the Fire Alarm is reset. When deployed, Fire Curtains stop the spread of fire & smoke for up to two hours as per the National Building Code of India. Fire Curtains, like other passive fire products, aim to minimise property damage and save lives by allowing people to safely evacuate a premise under fire.

4 BENEFITS OF FIRE CURTAINS:

As there are numerous causes of fire, it is critical to have effective passive fire protection strategies in place to ensure the safety of people and valuable equipment. Let’s discuss the benefits of installing fire curtains in your building.

DEPENDABLE

Fire curtains have gravity fail safe mechanism which ensures deployment of fire curtains by gravity without any chances of mechanical/electrical failures. The fire curtain complete assemblies are tested to required fire rating in addition to various tests performed on fire curtain fabric. Hence, the fire curtain operations as well as its performance in case of fire is most dependable.

AUTOMATION

Fire curtains operate using an automatic deployment system which gets triggered with activation of a Fire Alarm. It does not require any manual operations to deploy. Fire curtains also retract to its original position as soon as fire alarm is reset after fire is fully controlled. Thus, the fire curtain system is fully automatic.

SIMPLE TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN

Fire curtains operate with DC motors for retraction. The deployment in fire curtains is by gravity at a controlled speed. The mock drills and preventive maintenance is also very easy due to user friendly control panels and DC drives. There is no wear and tear of the components of the fire curtain and hence do not require elaborate maintenance.

STATUTORY FIRE COMPLIANCE

Installing fire curtains contributes to the building's safety and fire compliance as per Building Codes and local regulations of authorities having jurisdiction. It is tested as per international Fire Standards complying to required fire norms.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Fire curtains and Smoke curtains are active Fire Barrier assemblies which comprise of technologically advanced fire resistant fabric encased in a compact steel housing. Fire curtains and smoke curtains remain invisibly retracted until activated by an alarm or detector signal, at which time the fire barrier assemblies descend safely to their fire operational position. VSE is a fire and smoke curtain supplier and installer.

To be compliant, this type of fire barrier using fire curtain or smoke curtain, must be protected from a short circuit or total power failure, which is achieved with the help of a total gravity fail safe system.

Fire Curtains and Smoke Curtains stop the spread of fire and smoke in a building when retracted and offers large free open spaces in normal conditions. This fire barrier allows evacuation of occupants or rescue personnel with emergency retract buttons. The unique overlapping design can provide unlimited widths for large areas.

APPLICATIONS

  • As shop fronts
  • In Atria
  • Escalators & stairwells
  • Compartmentation
  • Boundary protection
  • Means of escape
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