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Hydrocarbon - Front Cover
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. Anyvandalism of the water feed mechanism, damage to theoperating valves, or simply ignorance, can render the systeminoperative. It would be unwise, therefore, to construct abuilding s fire defence around a single system that cannotalways be passive fire protection system on the other hand, insulatesa structure and prevents it from collapsing when subjectedto the effects of fire.
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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