Name : Muhammad Restu Iman Maulana

Class : 3ME Mechanical Engineering

NPM : 062030200787

19. FIRE PROTECTION

Owners of public buildings are requized,
Both by the law and by insurance companies,to
provide adequate fire protection. Engineers
Have designed a variety of conditions in
industry. One of the most effective of these is an
automatic sprinkler and fire-alarm system. It is
used particularly in such places as computer
rooms, record or chermical storage aveas.
Museums and are art galleries. It is signeed to
extingquish fire in its stages.
Each sprinkler head wich is installed in
the system is fully automatic. This means that
water is discharged only when needed.
What the heat from the fire rises. It raises the
temperature of the nearest sprinkler head to its
operating point – seventy-four degrees
convigrade. The opened sprinkler head release
water on to the fire and the fire area only. If
necessary . the next sprinkler head take care of
its own area . This ensures that water damage is
minimised. When the heat from the fire is
removed by the water, the sprinkler
automatically turns it self off. There is so need
for any read just ments or replace-excest after
operation.
When a fire acours and the
temperature rises above seventy-four
degrees configrade a timestatic snap disc
opens. (1) works in the way similar( but not
idenhrough the pilot valvetical ) to the
thermostat, described in Unit 6. ) A small
arround of water passes shrough the pilot
valve. This action releases pressure on the
piston assembly. Water force the piston
down, allowing water to discharge onto the
line. When the fire is controlled and the
heat has dropped to approximacely thirty-
eight degrees centigrade. The bi-metallic
sneas disc cools and contracts and snape
beat into this original place agains. This
closes the pilot valve which, in turn, causes
water to build up in the pressure chamber
and force the piston assembly upweards to
shut off the water supply.
Anothes advantage of this system is
that is simulltanecusly sounds an alarm in
that building and automaticaly neslies a fire
brigrade. The alarm going and the signal to
the fire
EXERCISES
1. Vocabulary
A. These words are be used in the passage
(i) Adequate = inadequate
(ii) Suitable = incompetent
(iii) Effective = ineffective
(iv) Minimased = flattering
(v) Automatically = manually
(vi) Advantage = loss
Pair them with their opposites
B. The words in list A are used in the (v) The building site was encrusted
passage. Pair these with the words by
from List B which could be subtituted A high wooden fence
for them in the passage. Keep the
original meaning :
2. Comprehension
List A List B
A. State why such places as computer
Discharge informs
room. Record or chemical storage
Snaps at the sametim
areas, art galleries and museums
Builds up put into action
would install automatic sprinkler
Simultaneously closes quickly
alarm systems.
Notifies accumulates
Actuated pushed out Because there are valuable or
Answer : important items in there, so just in
Discharge = pushed out case there is something unexpected.
Snaps = closes quickly
Builds Up = accumulates B. Choose the correct answer a, b, c, d,
Simultaneously = at the sametime (i) Acoording to the passage,
Notifies = informs when does the sprinkler
Actuated = put into action operate automatically ?
a. When the alarm is sounded
C. Learn this prefix b. When the water flows through
En=to make the pipes
Ensure=to make sure c. When the temperature of the
Look up the meanings of these words in sprinkler head rises seventy-
your dictionaries : four degrees centigrade
Encrusted encased enfrorced d. When water builds up in the
Enclosed endangered pressure chamber
(ii) Accoording to the passage.
Complete each of these sentences with Wich of the following is not
a word taken from the above list part of the sprinkler head ?
(i) Faulty wiring in the house a. The bi-merallic snap disc
endangered b. The preasure chamber
The lives of all who lived there c. The piston
(ii) The battery terminals were d. The alarm gong
encased (iii) According to the passage.
With sulphate salts Wich of the following is not
(iii) Nuclear wastes are enclosed in true of the automatic
Lead for safety purpose sprinkler ?
(iv) Laws regarding safety a. Water discharged only when
precautions in public places needed
must be enforced
 b. No readjustment is necessary
after operation
c. Water damage is minimased
d. All sprinklers operate
simultaneously

B. Study these sentences;

C. Explain what the following refer to : (i) Water force the piston down.
(i) ‘these’ in lines 6 This allows water to discharge
(ii) ‘this action’ in lines 32-33 onto the fire.
(iii) ‘which’ in line 49 (ii) Water force the piston down;
allowing water discharge onto
the fire
3. Language Practice
A. Study this sentences Change each of the following pairs of
The water is discharged only when sentences into a sentence in the style of
needed. (ii) above:
Write sentences using the correct (i) The water actuates a signal. This
from of the words in the style of the notifies fire-bridgade
sentence above: The water actuates a signal;
notifying fire-bridgade.
(i) Water / use / purily (ii) The sprinkler releaseswater on to
The water is used only when the area. This extinguishes the
purely. fire
(ii) Goods / pay /deliver The sprinkler releases water on
Goods paid only when deliver the area; extinguishing the fire.
arrive. (iii) The heat subsides. This causes
(iii) defects / remedy / report the bi-metallic disc to snap back
again
(iv) disc / expand / heat The heat subside; caese the bi-
The disc expanded only when metallic disc to snapping back
heat. again.
(v) components / replace / check (iv) The temperature rises to
The components replaced only seventy-four degress centigrade.
when is check. This automatically puts the
sprinkler into operation.
The temperature rises to
seventy-four degress centigrade;
automatically putting the
sprinkler into operation.
(v) Standardised littings are
produced. This lowers the cost of
construction.
Standardised littings are
produced; lowering the cost of
construction.