DBiF501 Fabric Fire Curtain
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Fabric fire curtain.
Application
Fortress DBFi501 is ideally suited to larger office, commercial and retail premises. Typical applications include exhibition halls, shopping centres, department stores, schools, hotels and community buildings.
Description
Fabric fire barrier designed to protect escape routes from the effects of fire, thus enabling building occupants to reach fire exits.
General information
Material | Fabric Steel |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | L20/610 Roller shutters/ curtains |
Specification data - Vertical active fire curtain barriers
Standards | BS 476-22, BS1634-1, 2, BS EN 8524, BS EN 12453, BS EN 12424, BS EN 1634-3, BS EN 13241-1 and BS EN 12604. |
Size | Manufacturer guidanceBespoke. |
Performance | |
Smoke containment | Smoke performance BS EN 1634-3 <3 m³/h/m at 25Pa. |
Fire resistance | 120 minutes fire integrity and 87 minutes irradiance resistance BS 476-22, BS1634-1, 2 and BS EN 8524. |
Activation | Volt free electrical signal will trigger the door to close under power or gravity control/ part close/ close under smoke detection signal/ close when signalled by fire alarm/ close on timer/ show a visual display ' Shutter Closing'/ sound an audio warning/ trigger a controlled descent unit activated by a battery backup power system. |
Accessories | None.Photocell.Guidance for specification option: (light beam sensor will detect the presence of a person or object that interrupts the light beam providing a non-contact safety system). |
Arrangement | Vertical roller shutter for face fixing. |
Barrel | Carbon steel tube finished with one coat rust inhibitive primer. |
End plates | 2–3m m (depending on curtain size/weight) carbon steel plates finished with one coat rust inhibitive primer. |
Curtain | BS 1634-1 Fortress 240+ Fire Shield Fabric™ 640g/m² specially designed reinforced woven glass-fibre material coated on both sides with a reflective micronized aluminium polymer with an 120 min integrity and irradiance rating of 87 minutes. Galvanized steel bottom rail fabricated from 1.2 mm galvanized steel. |
Guides | Fortress GCR-10 system™ 2/ 3 mm galvanized steel guides with a fabric retaining track system that prevents the curtain from dislodging from the guide under heat exhaust and ventilation pressure. |
Headbox | 1.2 mm galvanized steel 175 x 175 mm box assembly (variable), houses the curtain operator, barrel and curtain assembly. BS EN 12453 Galvanized steel roll-formed base bar with Fortress Anti-Catch System™ designed to avoid any lifting hazard. |
Operation | BS EN 12453 Fortress FC IBM™ single-phase operator supply with normal day to day operation by low voltage key switch (24 Volt) linked to the building fire alarm system. On receiving a signal from the fire alarm, the control panel will either close the curtain under power close or controlled decent gravity drop. Control panel must be connected to a 13 A/non switched fused spur located within 1 m of the motor position. |
Colour/ Finish: | RAL 1021. RAL 3005. RAL 3020. RAL 5003. RAL 5005. Manufacturer guidanceStandard finish is galvanized steel guides, coil casing and bottom rail, with non-galvanized components finished with one coat rust inhibitive primer. Door guides and canopy can be supplied BS EN 12206-1 DuPont® polyester powder coated (PPC) to the Fortress Pro-Tec range of 29 BS and RAL colours. Matt PPC finishes only. All finishes are applied in-house using an electrostatic process. Under normal circumstances average film thickness of 60-80 μm (microns) is applied. Non-standard colours are available on request - this may increase lead times. Please consult Fortress SEFA for advice. |
Sustainability data
Material | Fabric Steel |
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 IFC | - | 1 |
 Revit | - | 1 |