FIRE PROTECTION

PREVENTION

PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT WEAR METAL TIPPED OR STUDDED BOOTS/SHOES

LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES FOR INSPECTION LAMPS

FUELLING OPERATIONS - ENSURE THAT BONDING PRECAUTIONS ARE FOLLOWED, THE A/C RADIO/RADAR EQUIPMENT IS OFF AND
NO REPAIRS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

DETECTION

THERMAL EXPANSION SWITCH - CASE EXPANDS PULLING THE SWITCH CONTACTS TOGETHER, GIVING A WARNING LIGHT TO THE F/D
DIFFERENTIAL EXPANSION SWITCH - BI METALLIC STRIP BREAK DURING RAPID TEMPERATURE INCREASE , ONE OF THE STRIPS IS
INSULATED TO IGNORE SLOW TEMPERATURE RISES. STEEL AND INVAR, (INVAR HAS LOW COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR EXPANSION)

FUSIBLE LINK DETECTOR ARE FOR SINGLE USE AND CAN NOT BE RESEST

THERMO-COUPLES - CAN DETECT FIRE BUT ARE USED FOR OVERHEAT DETECTION

STANDARD THERMO-COUPLE - TEMP AT SPECIFIC POINTS -INDICATION TO F/D WHEN A PREDETERMINED TEMP IS REACHED.
(DISSIMILAR METALS (CHROMEL &ALUMEL) INDUCE INCREASE IN VOLTAGE WHEN THERES A INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE AT THE
FUSED POINT ONLY)

CONTINUOUS THERMOCOUPLE - SAME PRINCIPLE AS THE STANDARD ONE BUT THE MEASURING JUNCTION IN NOT FORMED BY
DIRECTLY JOINING THE TWO WIRES. MEASURING JUNCTION CONCENTRATED AT HOTTEST PINT ALONG THE SENSOR, DUE TO LARGE
FALL IN RESISTANCE DUE TO TEMP INCREASE

DI-ELECTRIC MATERIAL - INVERSE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE

CONTINUOUS LOOP - (RESISTIVE TYPE ) - TEMP INCREASES THE RESISTANCE OF THE FILLING MATERIAL (DI-ELECTRIC) DECREASES,
ALOWS MORE CURRENT TO PASS TO THE GROUND AND OPERATE THE WARNING CIRCUIT. CURRENT PATH ALWAYS THROUGH THE
DI-ELECTRIC MATERIAL - WARNING SYSTEM NOT COMPROMISED SHOULD A BREAK OCCUR IN LOOP

CAPACITIVE TYPE - CAPACITANCE OF THE ELEMENT INCREASES WITH INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE. ADVANTAGE - IN EVENT OF
SHORT CIRCUIT GROUNDING THE ELEMENT/SYST WIRING - DOSE NOT RESULT IN FALSE WARNING

SENSING ELEMENTS - KIDDE TYPE ( 2 WIRES - CONDUCTOR / EARTH WIRE TO TUBE ) FEN-WALL TYPE - (ONE WIRE)
CONTINUOUS DUAL LOOP - CONSIST OF TWO SENSING LOOPS OF FIREWIRE ROUTED NET TO EACH OTHER, EACH LOOP IS
INDEPENDENT. LOOP A+B FIRE = FIRE / LOOP A - FIRE LOOP B-NIL =NIL / LOOP A - FIRE LOOP B - FAULT = FIRE

CONTINUOUS FIREWIRE (SERVICING) - NEW ELEMENT TO HAVE RUBBER PROTECTIVE COVERS & RED BLANKS FITTED. STANDARD
ELEMENT COIL DIA MINIUM 9 INCHES. NEW COPPER CRUSH WASHER FITTED. MINIMUM BEND RADIUS 1 INCH. NO BEND WITHIN 1/2
INCH OF A SUPPORT CLIP.

CONTINUOUS LENGTH TYPE - (LIQUID TYPE)- BOURDON TUBE FILLED WITH LIQUID,EXPANSION CHAMBER & RESTRICTOR. RISE IN
TEMP, LIQUID EXPANDS, PX DIFF ACROSS RESTRICTOR LEADING TO EXPANSION CHAMBER- ACTION DEFLECTS BOURDON TUBE
WHICH CLOSES PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. (RESTRICTOR - PREVENTS SUDDEN CHANGES IN PRESSURE)

PNEUMATIC TYPE DETECTOR (SYSTRON DONNER) - TUBE FILLED WITH INERT GAS AND CORE MATERIAL HAVING INTRINSIC GAS.
ONE END OF TUBE IS SEALED. ALARM SWITCH WHICH IS NORMALLY OPEN AND INTEGRITY SWITCH WHICH IS HELD CLOSED BY
INERT GAS PX IN THE TUBE (OPENS ON LOSS OF PX). WHEN TEMP INCREASES THE GAS IN THE CORE MATERIAL IS RELEASED DUE
TO EXPANSION AND PX INCREASE IS FELT BY THE ALARM SWITH, WHICH THEN CLOSES AND MAKES THE 28VDC CIRCUIT TO THE
ALRM BELL.

SMOKE DETECTORS - AIFLOW FROM FAN FLOWS BETWEEN L.E.D AND AND SCATTER DETECTOR (PHOTO DIODE), WHEN SMOKE
ENTRES L.E.D LIGHT IS CARRIED BY SMOKE PARTICLES ON TO THE SCATTER DETECTOR, WHICH CAUSES INCREASE IN CURRENT
AND GIVES THE WARNING. A INTENSITY MONITOR (PHOTO DIODE) ENSURES THE L.E.D IS ON AND L.E.D OUTPUT IS CONSTANT.
DEFECTIVE L.E.D/PHOTODIODES CAUSES DETECTOR TO CHANGE TO THE OTHER SET. AIRFLOW SENSOR CONFIRMS DRAWING OF
AIR.

FIRE PANNEL - FIRE HANDLE PULLED- CUTS OFF (FUEL/ELEC GEN/PNEUMATIC SUPPLY/ HYDRAULIC SHUT-OFF ) FROM THAT ENGINE.
ELECTRICALLY OPERATED-SQUIB TYPE BOTTEL - CARTRIDGE RUPTURES THE DIAPHRAGM(INDICATOR PIN PROTRUDES). REMOVED
& WEIGHED PERIODICALLY. IF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IS REMOVED INSTALL A SHUNT PLUG. CONTINUITY CHECK SOULD BE
CARRIED OUT BY USING A SAFETY OHMMETER(LOW POWER).IF SURROUNDING TEMP INCREASES SQUIB TYPE BOTTEL PX RELEIF
VALVE WILL OPERATE AND VENT THE EXTINGUISHANT OVERBOARD WHICH WILL RUPTURE A - RED DISC (GRREN DISC FOR
OXYGEN).EXTINGUISHER RELEASED BETWEEN ENGINE AND COWLINGS. HALON GROUP EXTINGUISHER.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION - LAVATORY WASTE COMPARTMENT (WATER HEATER & WASTE BIN)- TWO DISCHARGE TUBES HAVING
FUSIBLE TIPS. TEMP INDICATOR STRIP - COLOUR CHANGE FROM GREY TO BLACK WHEN TEMP EXEED 180 TO 250 DEGREES F.

PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER - OFTEN HALO- GENERATED HYDROCARBON - HALON (BCF/BTM) WHICH CHEMICALLY COOLS.
BOTTLES MUST BE WEIGHED PERIODICALLY. HYDROSTATIC TEST CARRIED OUT EVERY 5 YEARS.