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fast-response sprinkler

fast-response sprinkler

A type of fire sprinkler (i.e., sprinkler head) having high thermal sensitivity, so that it responds at an early stage of fire development.
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Decreased response time results from new fast-response sprinkler link techniques.
These prototypes include standard, or spray, sprinklers, large-drop sprinklers designed to control storage fires, fast-response sprinklers for use in residential areas and Early Suppression-Fast Response (ESFR) sprinklers.
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