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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A device used to pressurize and supply ambient air to the combustion chamber to support combustion. In a fluidized bed boiler, FD fans generally include both primary air and secondary air fans.
Industry:Fire safety
A device used to reduce or remove airborne solids from heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.
Industry:Fire safety
A device used to remove the products of combustion from the boiler or HRSG by introducing a negative pressure differential.
Industry:Fire safety
A device used with flashpowder that produces a flash of light and directs the flash.
Industry:Fire safety
A device utilized to protect components from the effects of radiant heat generated by a fire.
Industry:Fire safety
A device whose function is to interrupt the electric circuit to the load when a fault current to ground exceeds some predetermined value that is less than that required to operate the overcurrent protective device of the supply circuit.
Industry:Fire safety
A device with a free-turning, grooved metal wheel (sheave) used to reduce rope friction. Side plates are available for a carabiner to be attached.
Industry:Fire safety
A device with a maximum output restricted to a specified value by its magnetic and electrical characteristics.
Industry:Fire safety
A device within the air distribution system to control the movement of smoke.
Industry:Fire safety
A device without moving parts that changes alternating current to direct current.
Industry:Fire safety