Fire Safety Science Digital Archive

In Japan, metal fire shutters are used in all kinds of buildings as fire partition. However, in large spaces with high ceilings and long spans, it has been impossible to use metal fire shutters because of the size of their housings and their heavy weight. A system of fire-resistant screens that can be used to form fire partitions has been developed to meet this need. The performance of this system is equal to that of conventional metal fire shutters. This paper describes experiments and simulations which confirm the system's fire resistance and motional performance. It also describes how this system is applied to a multipurpose gymnasium.