Draft Curtains Fire Protection

Unlike your elevator smoke barrier a draft curtain helps to funnel smoke to venting or exhaust systems rather than providing a full enclosure.

Draft curtains fire protection.

However many people are unfamiliar to the true function of a draft curtain. The cloth s bottom is weighted ensuring that the fixed curtain remains taut and reduces the amount of deflection through air currents. Draft curtains channel the ceiling jet away from the fire and out of the building via roof vents either to automatically remove the smoke or to delay sprinkler activation. Draft curtains create areas that contain smoke known as smoke compartments and prevent it from spreading to other areas of a structure.

Because of this function the sg draft curtain is ideal for warehouses manufacturing environments airplane hangars and other large open spaces. Secured to structured steel draft curtains ensure the smoke and hot gases arising from fire to remain buoyant within the smoke zone consistent to the smoke management strategies. Draft curtains can be manufactured from fire resistant fiberglass woven textiles glass commonly called smoke baffles or even panels of sheet metal. Dsi static draft curtains are an effective product designed to provide protection against smoke in commercial and industrial structures.

Sg draft is a code compliant lightweight fixed fabric curtain semi permanent or temporary fire barrier system for large vertical openings. The smoke draft curtain consists of several overlapping curtains attached to provide a continuous run. Fixed draft curtains are typically used in single story buildings such as warehouses hangars and industrial environments to channel and compartmentalize smoke. The sg draft curtain is one of our best selling products.

The fixed draft curtain contains smoke from a specific area and prevents it from spreading to other areas.