Transcription of Hydrocarbon - Front Cover
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Is passive fire protection?Before deciding which fire protection system to use, it isimportant to distinguish between activeand passivefireprotection active fire protection system reacts to conditions causedby a fire such as heat, smoke or light and tries to extinguishthe blaze. This can be done either by drenching via asprinkler system, by creating a warning via a smoke alarm,or by activating a fire defence system such as a fire fire protection is undoubtedly very effective, but hasthe in-built disadvantage of being dependent upon each ofthe various elements of the chosen system working.
4 The need to insulate against hydrocarbon fires Passive fire protection is designed to insulate steel or concrete structures. The technique ensures that the substrate temperature does not reach the
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