Fire Curtain - Horizontal Flameshield Horizontal Fire Curtain - Fire Curtain
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A horizontal fire curtain barrier that has 120 minutes integrity and 30 minutes radiation, tested to BS EN 1634-1.
Application
The Flameshield Horizontal Fire Curtain is designed for multiple horizontal (ceiling/floor) applications such as:
- Protected means of escape
- Atrium
- Lobbies
- Receptions
- Openings in walls
- Egress
- Corridor separation
- Boundary protection
- Escalators
- Stairs
- Lifts and lift lobbies
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Hotels
- High Buildings
- Offices
- Military sites
- Retail
- Stadia
- Museums and galleries
- Prisons
- Train stations
- Airports
- Warehouses
- Factories
- Nurseries
- Shopping centres
- Restaurants
Description
This horizontal fire curtain barrier has 120 minutes integrity and 30 minutes radiation, tested to BS EN 1634-1. This fire curtain consists of motors, control panel and 120 minute integrity fabric providing 30 minutes radiation at 15 kW/m².
Fully compliance-tested and include fail-safe features enabling the fire curtain to operate, even if there’s a power failure.
The Flameshield Horizontal Fire Curtain is an excellent product if aesthetics of the building need to be maintained. The fire curtain's end plates, guides and head boxes can be finished with specialist RAL colours.
Egress switches, access switches, obstruction warnings, and heat and smoke alarms are fully tested to the ancillary equipment Annex H as stipulated by BS 8524-1.
General information
Color | Other Manufacturer guidanceA complete range of RAL colours are available. |
Finish | Galvanized Guidance for specification option: C3 corrosion class with C3 (high) available as a 20 year durability finished product. |
Material | Carbon steel |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Warranty description | One year Guidance for specification option: 12 months parts and labour with 24 month warranty available. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | L20/610 Roller shutters/ curtains |
Specification data - Horizontal active fire curtain barriers
Standards | |
Test standards | Horizontal to BS EN 1634-1. |
Third-party certification | Exova Warrington Certificate WF 358994. |
Size | Manufacturer guidanceMaximum size (w x h) 12 000 x 3000 mm. (32 m²). Insert requirements. |
Performance | |
Smoke containment | No smoke seals. |
Fire resistance | 60 minutes. 120 minutes. |
Reaction to fire | BS 476-6 and BS 476-7 surface spread of flames and propagation. |
Accessories | BMS Interface. Guidance for specification option: The barrier has volt free c/o contacts to indicate whether the barrier is fully open or fully closed. Audio / Visual / Spoken Warning Unit. Guidance for specification option: The barrier has a volt free contact which indicates an active c/o (change over) contact which indicates an active alarm signal. An Audio / Visual / Spoken warning unit can be interfaced with this using power supplied by the primary / secondary source or via an external source. |
Radiation | 30 minutes at 15 kW/m². |
Fabric | Fire curtains are formed from a fire rated fabric 0.54 mm thick stainless steel wire reinforced, with a specially formulated aluminum pigmented and fire retardant polymer which provides a heat reflecting surface as well as other properties for smoke and fire. Guidance for specification option: The fabric has been independently tested for fire propagation in accordance with BS 476-6 in addition to this it also conforms to BS 476-7 which relates to surface spread of flame and in accordance with approved document B 2006. As a requirement of BS EN 1634-1, the fabric and curtain are tested as a complete assembly in compliance with BS EN 1363-1 and BS EN 1363-2. |
Barrel | Fire curtain barrels are manufactured from carbon steel tube, tube size dependent on the overall size of the unit and deflection calculated to conform to British Standards. |
Colour and finish | Manufacturer guidanceConsult manufacturer and insert requirements. Available in any RAL colour. |
Sustainability data
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Carbon steel |
Product certifications
Literature
Literature type
A1S Flameshield Horizontal Fire Curtain Specification
General Brochure 2021