Smoke - Fire Curtains

General
Smoke during fires has been well established as the most prominent threat to human life during the developement of fire within a building. Within building design it is vital to incorporate safety design features to allow for effective mitigation of the potentially harmful effects caused by smoke developement.

Automatic smoke curtains act as barriers that restrict the lateral spread of smoke and hot gases along the underside of a roof, ceiling or balcony within a building in the event of a fire. They are used as part of a smoke control system to create smoke reservoirs from which smoke andhot gases can be extracted by smoke & heat release vents or smoke extractor fans.

Venting smoke provides valuable time for occupants to escape and allows fire service personnal to find the seat of the fire for more effective fighting operations. Using smoke curtains to create smoke channelling increases the efficiency of the system and provides a cost saving though minimising the requirements for exhaust and air intake vents.

Smoke curtains have been fully tested to EN12101 for 600Co for 120 minutes fire resistance and maximum allowable deflection. Typically, smoke curtains are not tested for smoke leakage.

Key Features:

1. Highly cost effective due to modular components

2. Tested in accordance with EN12101.1

3. Virtually invisible in non fire mode

4. No need for back up battery

5.Uses multiple motors

6. Ideal solution for smoke channelling in conjection with smoke exhaust or pressurisation systems.

7. Easy retrofit, easy to install

8. Lightweight

9. Prevents flashover when used with smoke and heat vents

10. Gravity failsafe operation