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STEEL DUCT - FIRE RATED CLADDING INSTALLATION

MANUAL
DUCTLINER GS - VENTILATION, SMOKE OUTLET AND KITCHEN
EXTRACT DUCT SYSTEMS
Tested under BS 476: Part 24: 1987 Fire tests building materials and structures - Method for determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts

V2 15-01-15 E

Contents

1.

Required Materials .................................................................................................................................................. 1

2.

Tools Required ....................................................................................................................................................... 2

3.

Ductliner GS characteristics ................................................................................................................................. 3

4.

Installation Procedure Horizontal & vertical GS ducts U channel ................................................................................ 5

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Required Materials

Before commencing the installation ensure that the following materials are available in
order to complete the installation correctly.

A. Carbon Steel Threaded rods

B. L- angle support
C. Self drilling screws
D. PassiveTec 15 mm board
E. Mineral wool 100 kg/m3 density
F. Metal anchor
G. Top hat (omega) profile
H. U channel profile

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Tools Required

Circular Saw

Cut Jig

Screw driver

Hammer Drill

Rubber or Wooden
Mallet

Tape Ruler

Permanent Marker

Putty Knife

Paddle Mixer

Level

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Introduction

SCOPE

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

BS 476 part 24 specify methods of test criteria for

the determination of the fire resistance of ducts
under standardized fire conditions.

Stability

The general purpose of these tests is to measure

the ability of a representative duct or duct
assembly to resist the spread of fire from one fire
compartment to another without the aid of fire
dumpers.
The test specifies the required performance
criteria under prescribed conditions for periods
of exposure to fire, taking into account joints,
penetration through wall/floor, air supply and
exhaust openings, as well as suspensions devices.

Stability failure shall be deemed to have occurred

in duct A within the furnace and in ducts A and
B outside the furnace when the duct collapses in
such a manner that the duct can no longer fulfils
its intended function.

Insulation
Insulation failure shall be deemed to have occurred
when the temperature rise above initial ambient
temperature in the laboratory on the unexposed
surface of the test specimen outside the furnace
exceeds either.
a) 140 C as an average value .

TYPES A&B FIRE EXPOSURE

b) 80 C as a maximum value read by any surface

thermocouple.

The test is divided into two different potential

hazards:

Integrity

- Fire from outside the duct

- Fire from inside the duct

TYPE A Fire Outside the duct

The duct is subjected to a pressure of 300 Pa. One

end of the duct is constructed outside the furnace
and is unrestrained allowing for the potential of
deflection of the duct.

The presence and formation in the test specimen

of cracks, holes or other openings outside the
furnace through which flames or hot gases can
pass shall constitute integrity failure
Integrity failure shall also be deemed to have
occurred when the cotton pad is ignited or
when sustained flaming, of duration at least
10 s, appears on the unexposed face of the test
specimen outside the furnace.

During the test, the values are measured for the

leakage due to pressure, the deflection of the
duct, and the temperature.

TYPE B Fire Inside the duct

Inside the furnace the duct is constructed partially

opened. A fan is connected to the duct in order to
extract hot furnace gas at a velocity of 3 m/s. The
duct is secured at both ends.
Forces from the duct expansion along its length
and the temperature increase on the unexposed
side are both measured during the test.

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DUCTWORK

Mechanical ventilation systems

Kitchen extract systems

Mechanical ventilation systems are used to extract

stale or polluted air from a building and to supply
replacement fresh or conditioned air.

Kitchen extraction ductwork presents a particular

hazard, in that combustible deposits such as grease
are likely to accumulate on its internal surfaces,
and may spread fire if ignited.

The fans and air-conditioning equipment required

are generally located in separate plant rooms,
often in a basement or on the roof.
The distribution of the fire air involves ductwork
extend throughout the building, penetrate
compartment walls/floors and have openings in
every space through which it passes.

A fire in a kitchen may spread to other areas of the

building by way of the kitchen extract ductwork
and may also prejudice escape routes.

Car Park extracts systems

Smoke extraction systems

Car parks are required to have separate and

independent extraction systems, because of the
polluted nature of the extracted air.

Smoke extraction is the forced removal from a

building of products of combustion, such as smoke
and toxic gases, which could otherwise reduce
visibility and impair human functions.

It is recommended that fire dampers should not be

installed in extraction ductwork serving car parks.
Any duct or ductwork penetrating fire resisting
barriers must be fire resisting.

In view of the importance of maintaining the

designed extraction rates during a fire, Part 24
also imposes an additional requirement for smoke
outlet ductwork (i.e. the retention of at least 75 %
of its original cross sectional area during the test).

Dual ventilation / Smoke extraction systems

These systems serve as conventional systems
under normal conditions, but are converted to a
smoke extraction system in the event of fire, thus
providing an economical dual system.

Pressurization systems
Pressurization is a method of restricting the
penetration of smoke into certain critical areas of a
building, by maintaining the air within the critical
areas at pressures higher than those in adjacent
areas.
It applies particularly to protected stairways,
lobbies and corridors, as smoke within these areas
would inhibit escape and also to fire fighting
shafts serving deep basements, because of the
difficulties in clearing smoke from basements.
Fire dampers cannot be used.

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Installation procedure
Horizontal GS Ducts 2 houres fire rate (Integrity & insulation)
A. Horizontal & vertical GS ducts U channel Up to 1250 mm width and 2500 mm height

1.

Construct and place U channel frame collars around the GS duct

2. Place the Mineral wool between the U channel frame collar sections

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Installation procedure
Horizontal GS Ducts 2 houres fire rate (Integrity & insulation)

3. Place and screw the board to the U channel frame collars

4. Place the PassiveTec board around the joints and build the penetration seal
Place the PassiveTec cover strip on the wall/slab

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