Presentation On Compartmentation Through Fire/Smoke Curtains

By: Rakesh Arora C.E.O. Pacific Fire Controls

DISCLAIMER
This presentation should not be taken as a comprehensive guide to the product applications. The system design may differ with the differing situations. Many considerations, not mentioned herein, may be needed before optimum results can be hoped to be achieved. The pictures and video/s shown herein are for reference only and belong to the respective owners.

What is Fire Compartmentation?

Most effective means of limiting size of fire. Confine a fire and minimize risk of loss of occupants by segregating a space to control the spread the fire.

Traditional Tools of Compartmentation:

Fire Doors Masonry Walls Fire Rated Glass Partition Fire Resistance Walls

New Compartmentation Trends:

Fire/Smoke Curtains

Fire Curtain is an Automatic Fire Barrier which comprises of fire resistant fabric fixed to a steel roller which is driven by an internal tubular electric motor. The roller is mounted and enclosed in a steel housing and the bottom edge of the curtain has a weighted bar.

Features of Fire/Smoke Curtain

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Provide Best Architect Fire Design Solution. Excellent Aesthetical Appearance. Extend Large Opening Widths & Heights Continuously. Create Open Spaces & Increase Workable Spaces. Push to Retract Facility for Emergency Escape. Operates Automatically in case of Fire. Outstanding Smoke Management. Light Weight & Compact in Size.

Buildings Where Fire Curtain are Used

Airports Banks Car Parking Convention Centers Hospitals Hotels

Metros/Mono Rails Multi-Story Buildings Ports & Ships Shopping Malls (MultiUtility Complexes) Vehicle Warehousing

Application of Fire Curtain

Escape Routing Atria Protection Lift lobby Staircase Lobby Escalator Containment Servery Containment Full/Partial Compartmentation Horizontal Compartmentation Replacement of Fire Doors & other traditional elements

Escape Routing

Atria Protection

Lift Application

Lift Lobby Application

Corridor

Lift

Lift

2 hour Fire Doors Fire Curtain

Lift

Lift

Corridor

Lift Lobby Application

Lift Lobby Application

Lift Lobby Application

Escalator Containment

Escalator Containment

Servery Containment

Full Compartmentation

Factory Compartmentation

Partial Compartmentation- Smoke Curtain

Auditorium Protection

Smoke Curtains At Dubai International Airport

Smoke curtains with have unlimited widths and drops of up to 12m as in Dubai International Airport
Coopers have installed over 4Km s of smoke curtains with some continuous overlapping spans of up to 240m.

Smoke Curtains At Dubai International Airport

Horizontal Compartmentation

Replacement of Fire Doors

Replacement of Fire Doors

Replacement of Glass Window

Application In Shopping Complexes

Basement Car Parking

Multi-Story Car Parking

There s No Restrictions Of Shapes

Apple s Flagship Store Shanghai China

There s No Restrictions Of Shapes

How Does Fire Curtain Serve For Requirements Of Miscellaneous Shapes?

Open Shape

Closed Shape

Closed Shape

Open shapes With Unique Side Retention System

Closed Shapes Without Side Guides

Closed Shapes Without Side Guides

Is There Any Standard Sizes?

5m Width 8m Drop -------------------------------------------------------------------------Fire Curtains (4h) with overlapping rollers: 32m Width 8m Drop Fire Curtains (4h) with overlapping rollers: 54m Width 5m Drop --------------------------------------------------------------------------Fire Curtains (2h) with overlapping rollers: 54m Width 8m Drop Single Fire Curtains (4h) up to:

How To Ensure No-one Is Trapped?

Open Corridor Solid Structure Solid Structure

52m (w)

2 hour Fire Curtain Descends

Emergency Retract Button

Ensure No-one Is Trapped ThroughFire Curtains

Ensure No-one Is Trapped ThroughFire Curtains

Ensure No-one Is Trapped ThroughSmoke Stripes

How Does Fire Curtains Operate?

Under normal conditions, the motor fitted internally in the roller, is being locked maintaining the barrier in retracted position. In the event of fire, a signal from detector across the volt free contacts & make them open which results in deployment of the barrier. There are options of detecting obstacle in the way of barrier as well as delayed deployment & even emergency retract facility (to evacuate people).

How Does Fire Curtains Operate?

Fire Alarm Volt Free Contacts 230V AC

230V AC

24V DC

24V DC

24V DC

Optional Components Attached With Fire/Smoke Curtains

Emergency Retract Button

Test Reset Switch (With Key)

Mini Remote Panel (10m cable)

Smoke Detector

Beacon / Light Warning

Voice Warning

Beam Detectors (Pair)

Emergency Retract Button

Control Panel

Installation of Control Unit

Is There Split Drop Delay Facility Available To Enhance Evacuation of People?

When It Comes To Cover A Width

Single Roller Sizes up to 5m wide

Double Roller Sizes from 5m to 250m wide

When It Comes To Cover A Width By Smoke Curtain

When It Comes To Cover A Width By Fire Curtain

When It Comes To Cover A Width

Flawless Containment of Smoke

Fire/Smoke Curtain offers smoke containment as well, by deploying at required heights. Overlapping barriers and conjoining bottom bars reduces the problems of deflection and leakage. This results in high level of Containment Efficiency.

Flawless Containment of Smoke

Partial Containment Total Containment

Flawless Containment of Smoke

Flawless Containment of Smoke

Smoke barrier deployed beneath the edge of a balcony or projecting canopy.

Smoke Curtain As A Void Edge Screen

Flawless Containment of Smoke

Can Deflection be Handled by Fire/Smoke Curtains?

Deflection occurs at the event of a barrier exposed to: A resistant force of hot smoke Movement of air Air pressure or Any combination thereof

Can Deflection be Handled by Fire/Smoke Curtains?

Large gaps at sides and reduced depth protection

Fire Curtains Have Side Guides

How They Can Be Hanged?

Unistrut and drop Rods

I beam

Face Fixed

Soffit Fixed

How They Can Be Hanged?

Head Box Details (VARIOSPEED 6.0)

How They Are Concealed?

Flush Fit

Suspended ceiling with recessed shadow gap

Suspended ceiling with SLAT (Self Leveling Access Trim)

Flush Fit Concealing

Shadow Gap Concealing

T-Bar Shadow Gap Concealing

Ceiling of The Area Above Fire Curtain

For perfect operation of Fire/Smoke Curtain, Ceiling of the above area and Leveling of head box should be ensured while commissioning.

Ceiling of Area Above The Curtain

Ceiling of Area Above The Curtain

Ceiling of Area Above The Curtain

Ceiling of Area Above The Curtain

Standards & Testing Followed By Fire/Smoke Curtains

Coopers Fire & Smoke Curtains

Russian fire certification

National Building Code - Part 4

The references to Fire and Smoke compartmentation is clearly shown in NBC under below heading:Clause - 3.4.8 & 3.4.9 - which mentions the use of fire rated assemblies. Clause - 6.3.3.1 - mentions the smoke barriers for over to 80 sqmt in case of hospitals. Clause 6.3.3.5 & 6.3.3.6 - mentions any area exceeding 500 m2 shall be divided into compartments by fire resistant wall. Doors in fire resistant walls shall be so installed that these may normally be kept in open position, but will close automatically. 1,125 m2 for upper stories. 500 m2 + 1.5 with sprinklers = 750 m2 for Basements and Healthcare. Clause C.1.8 - mentions all floors shall be compartmented by a separation wall with 2 hr rating. Clause C.9 - mentions the building shall be suitably compartmentalized so that fire/smoke remain confined to the area where fire incident has occurred & does not spread to the remaining part of the building.

National Building Code - Part 4

1,125 m2 for upper stories

1,125 m2 for upper stories

1,125 m2 for upper stories

What is the relevant International legislation

BS EN12101-1:2006 *BS7346-3:1990 BS476-6:1989 BS476-7:1997 Smoke and heat control systems. Specifications for smoke curtains. Smoke and heat control systems. Specifications for smoke curtains. Fire tests on building materials and structures. Methods of test for fire propagation for products . Fire tests on building materials and structures. Methods of test to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products (Class O in accordance with ADB:2006). Quality systems. Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing.

ISO9001:2000

*BS7346-3:1990 was the old BS standard prior to BSEN 12101-1

Testing of Fire Curtains

Up to 240 min (4 hours) Integrity: Complete with Overlapping

Fire Resistance to BS EN 1634- 1:2008

Impact Testing BS5234-2:1992

Benefits Of Fire/Smoke Curtains

Fit For Purpose

The ability of a product, process or service to serve a defined purpose under specific conditions.

Benefits Of Fire/Smoke Curtains

Gravity Fail Safe
Coopers Curtains operate on POWER on BREAK on System BS EN 12101-1:2006 The barrier should be designed to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction etc. Where this is for Life Safety it should Fail-Safe by Gravity

What Is Gravity Fail Safe?

Any Fire/Smoke Barrier reaches in its fire operational position when all consumable primary & auxiliary power sources are removed or in the event of wiring or system corruption or any combination thereof.
Mains Control Equipment Motor

Generator

Battery Fail Safe by Gravity BMS

Benefits Of Fire/Smoke Curtains

Life Safety
When every thing fails Loss of all power supplies Failure of batteries Wiring corruption Then the barrier must move to its fire operational position IF NOT .

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