sprinkler head

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sprinkler
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ər/us
/ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ɚ/
a piece of equipment for putting water onto fires in a lot of small drops to put ...
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head
noun
uk
/hed/us
/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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(Definition ofsprinklerandheadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only thesprinklerheadsituated directly over the fire would be activated, not the entire system.
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The vertical length requirement for mesh size is determined by the number of horizontal inches of the curtain ceiling track from thesprinklerhead.
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Thesprinklerheadwas originally manufactured from metal.
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Once there is no more water pressure in the lateral line, thesprinklerheadwill retract back into the ground.
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The suggestion for mesh is seventy-percent (70%) open allowing for ceilingsprinklerheadwater penetration in event of fire.
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The fire was contained by only one or two sprinkler heads in 41 of the 44 cases.
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In reality, domestic installations have no visible pipework or sprinkler heads.
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The second part covers components, including sprinkler heads, test methods and the specification for residential and domestic sprinklers.
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That indicates a lack of awareness that sprinkler heads are activated only in the area of fire and not throughout a whole building when a fire occurs.
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People think that they will have to put up with unsightly pipework and obtrusive sprinkler heads, like those that they see in buildings such as multi-storey car parks.
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There are around 40,000 sprinkler heads in the building, installed at a cost of $4 million.
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Newer systems have drop sprinkler heads as shown in the image that follows.
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Fire sprinklers are extensively used worldwide, with over 40 million sprinkler heads fitted each year.
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An irrigation system provides 85 sprinkler heads to help maintain this practice location.
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Fire sprinkler systems are extensively used worldwide, with over 40 million sprinkler heads fitted each year.
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Outside showers were made from a circle of metal lockers and fire hoses with sprinkler heads.
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Modern sprinkler heads are designed to direct spray downwards.
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Another type of delivery components, micro sprinklers and spider sprays, supply water from low-volume sprinkler heads located above the surface.
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