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smoke damper

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smoke damper
A damper, 1 arranged to seal off air flow automatically through part of an air duct system, so as to restrict passage of smoke.


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Fire Dampers and Fire/ Smoke Dampers During the most recent revision cycle, a proposal was submitted to the technical committee responsible for NFPA 9OA, Installation ofAir-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, concerning fire and smoke dampers.
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