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Fire Curtain Vii® Fire A1 - Vertical Active Fire Curtain - Vertical Fire Curtain

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Coopers Fire Ltd Third party certifications:
  • KIWA BDA

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An electrically operated active fire curtain used to form a virtually continuous barrier as a fire-separating element.

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Application

  • Suitable to be used to form a virtually continuous barrier as a fire separating element.
  • Suitable for use in atria, lobbies and receptions, opening in walls, egress and corridor separations, boundary protection, compartmentation, stairs and escalators, lifts and lift lobbies, protected means of escape.

Description

An electrically operated active fire curtain barrier assembly. The barrier assemblies comprises a woven steel and glass fabric wound on to a steel roller, powered by an internal 24 V d.c. electric motor, enclosed within a 1.2 mm-thick steel box. A bottom bar is fitted to the bottom edge of the curtain providing tension to the curtain with sufficient weight for the curtain to ‘fail-safe by gravity’.


The 24 V motor contains an electromagnetic brake to arrest motion of the curtain when in the open position. The barrier assemblies have been tested to the requirements of BS EN 14600:2005 for ‘Durability of Self-Closing’ (500 cycles on primary power and an additional 50 cycles using back-up power; closing speed of 0.08m/s). The barrier assemblies have been tested to the requirements of BS EN 1634-1:2014 for ‘Fire Resistance’ (120 minutes integrity). The barrier assemblies have been tested to the requirements of BS EN 1634-1:2014 for ‘Radiant Heat Flux’ (30 minutes).


Operation:

Barrier assemblies commence movement upon initiation of alarm or power or system failure, and fully deploy to the fire operational position within the range of velocities of 0.06 m/s to 0.15 m/s using the unique VarioSpeed™ function. Operating speeds are site adjustable without altering the bottom bar mass. Speeds may be dictated by those authorities having jurisdiction for ‘safety in use’ according to the location, nature or function of each unit.


In the event of a mains supply power failure, the curtain is retained in the open position for a pre-determined period (nominally 30 minutes), using battery back-up power. During this period, the barrier assembly will deploy on receipt of a signal. At the end of the period, the barrier assembly will deploy.


Fire resistance:

120 minutes (2 hours) integrity (single).


Period of radiation:

37 minutes <15 kW/m².


Classification:

Single: E120 EW30 C1 Grade 1.


Product certification, performance and/ or testing:

  • Complete barrier assemblies are certified by an independent accredited certification body operating to ISO/ IEC 17065:2012.
  • Complete barrier assemblies are certified with an independent accredited certification body operating an accredited United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) scheme for installation, commissioning and servicing.
  • Complete barrier assemblies have been tested for fire resistance to BS EN 1634-1 as required by BS 8524-1. The barrier assembly achieved 120 minutes integrity and 30 minutes radiation.
  • Complete barrier assemblies have been tested for smoke leakage to BS EN 1634-3 as required by BS 8524-1.
  • Complete barrier assemblies have been tested for impact to BS 5234-2 as required by BS 8524-1.
  • Complete barrier assemblies have been tested for reliability, durability and self-closing to BS EN 14600 as required by BS 8524-1.
  • Complete barrier assemblies have been tested for gravity fail-safe as required by BS 8524-1.
  • Complete barrier assemblies must show tested ability to adjust and control speeds on site to suit specific site requirements as required by BS 8524-1.
  • Motor(s) used within barrier assemblies in the above tests have been tested for operation at temperatures of 400°C as required by BS 8524-1.
  • The fabric used within the barrier assemblies have been tested to BS 476-6 and BS 476-7 and achieve a Class 0 rating.


Approving standards:

The following standards apply to this product:

  • BS 8524-1:2013, Specification for active fire curtain barrier assemblies.
  • BS EN 1634-1:2014, Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door, shutter and, openable window assemblies and elements of building hardware. Fire resistance tests for doors, shutters and openable windows.
  • BS EN 1634-3:2004, Fire resistance and smoke control tests for door and shutter assemblies, openable windows and elements of building hardware. Smoke control test for door and shutter assemblies.
  • BS EN 1363-1:2012, Fire resistance tests – Part 1: General requirements.
  • BS EN 1363-2:1999, Fire resistance tests – Part 2: Alternative and additional procedures.
  • BS EN 13501-2:2007+A1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services rating.
  • BS EN 14600:2005, Doorsets and openable windows with fire resisting and/ or smoke control characteristics. Requirements and classification.
  • BS EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009, Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests.
  • BS EN ISO 1716, Determination of the Heat of Combustion for Building Products.
  • BS 6853 Annex B.2, Toxicity.
  • BS 6853 Annex D.8.4, Methods for Measuring Smoke Density.
  • BS 476-6, Fire Propagation Tests.
  • BS 476-7, Surface Spread of Flame Tests.
  • BS EN 13823, Reaction to Fire Tests – Single Burning Item.
  • BS EN 14184-1, Textiles – Determination of Formaldehyde – Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde (water extraction method.
  • HSG 248, Analysis of Material for the presence of Asbestos.
  • BS EN ISO 9001:2008, Quality management system.
  • BS EN ISO 14001:2004, Environmental management system.

General information

Color

Other

Finish

Galvanized

Material

Steel

Fabric

Guidance for specification option:

Glass fabric.

Shape

Rectangle

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

Bespoke

Warranty description

One year

Guidance for specification option:

From date of commissioning.

Uniclass

Pr_25_80_79_94 Vertical active fire curtain barriersPrimary

CAWS

L20/610 Roller shutters/ curtains

Specification data - Vertical active fire curtain barriers

Standards

BS 8521-1, BS EN 1634-1, BS EN 1634-3, BS EN 1363‑1, BS EN 1363‑2, BS EN 13501‑2, BS EN ISO 1716, BS EN 14600, BS EN 13501‑1+A1, BS EN ISO 14184‑1, BS 6323‑5, BS EN ISO 9001, BS EN ISO 14001, ISO Guide 65, BS EN ISO 17065.

Size

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirement, width up to 30 m, height up to 6 m.

Performance

-

Durability class

C1.

Fire resistance

120 minutes (2 hours) integrity (single).

Barrier units

Flexible metallic fabric.

Guidance for specification option:

  • The main curtain fabric type is EFP™ A1, which is a stainless steel wire reinforced glass fabric fire barrier. It has an area weight of 665 g/m² ±10%.
  • The curtain fabric offers dimensional stability and is non-combustible to BS EN 13501-1 + A1– Reaction to Fire.
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS 8524-1, BS EN 1634-1, BS EN 1363-1, BS EN 1362-2 and BS EN 1634-3 (Fire/Smoke Resistance).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS 6853 Annex B.2 (Toxicity).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS 6853 Annex D.8.4 (Methods for Measuring Smoke Density).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS EN ISO 1716 (Determination of the Heat of Combustion for Building Products).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS 476 part 6 (Fire Propagation Tests) and part 7 (Surface Spread of Flame Tests).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS EN 13823 (Reaction to Fire Tests – Single Burning Item).
  • The fabric has passed testing to HSG 248 (Analysis of Material for the presence of Asbestos).
  • The fabric has passed testing to BS EN 14184-1 (Textiles – Determination of Formaldehyde – Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde (water extraction method).

Deployment

Full.

Activation

Commences movement upon initiation of alarm or power or system failure.

Accessories

None.

Beam protection and obstruction warning.

Guidance for specification option:

Will sound in the event of an obstruction being placed at the barrier drop line.

Emergency retract.

Guidance for specification option:

Touch-button retract facility for multi-escape.

Split drop delay.

Guidance for specification option:

Will partially deploy to pre-determined level to permit escape.

Visual alert system.

Guidance for specification option:

Light warning system.

Voice warning.

Guidance for specification option:

Auto-spoken multi-message facility.

Classification

Single: E120 EW30 C1 Grade 1.

Frame colour/ finish

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirement.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Recyclability

Coopers Fire offer a take back service where product is broken down into component parts.
Metal = recycled
Fabric = recycled
WEEE = disposed through correct channels

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

0 %

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Platform Compatible Version
Revit

Revit 2017

1

IFC
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1

Third party certifications

KIWA BDA

KIWA BDA

CERTIFICATED INSTALLER OF ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION

Literature

Coopers_ViiFire_Brochure

Coopers_ViiFire_Brochure

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