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Suppression Systems
There are two general categories of suppression systems; those inherent in design requiring no moving parts (passive), and those involving a forced dispersal of a suppressant agent (active). The following topics related to active and passive systems will covered.
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| Crash release of dry chemical | ||
| Fire blankets fall during fire | ||
| Active | ||
| Manual activation | ||
| Automatic activation | ||
| Dry chemical or foam agent dispersal [1] | ||
| Clean agent dispersal (halon gas and halon replacements) | ||
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