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    SPECIFICATION FOR FIRE DAMPERS (FIRST REVISION) Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) No part of this publication may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced without the prior permission in writing of SIRIM. The Malaysian Standards are subject to periodical review to keep abreast of progress in the industries concerned.

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    MS ISO/IEC TR 10037 : 1995

    MALAYSIAN

    STANDARD
    MS 555 : 1985
    ICS : 13.220.10

    SPECIFICATION FOR FIRE DAMPERS


    (FIRST REVISION)

    STANDARDS & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA


    Copyright

    SIRIM. No part of this publication may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced


    without the prior permission in writing of SIRIM

    MS 555: 1985

    This Malaysian Standard, which had been approved by the Mechanical Engineering Industry Standards Committee
    and endorsed by the Council of the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)was published
    under the authority of the SIRIM Council in August. 1 985.

    SIRI.M wishes to draw attention to the fact that this Malaysian Standard does not purportto include all the necessary
    provisions of a contract.

    The Malaysian Standards are subject to periodical review to keep abreast of progress in the industries concerned.
    Suggestions for improvements will be recorded and in due course brought to the notice of the Committees charged
    with the revision of the standards to which they refer.

    The following references relate to the work on this standard:

    Committee reference : SIRIM 406/2/6


    Draft for comment :

    D23 (ISC F)R

    Amendments issued since publication


    Amd. No.

    Date of issue

    Text affected

    MS 555: 1985

    CONTENTS

    Page

    Committee representation

    Foreword

    Scope

    Definitions

    Materials

    Design and manufacture

    Rating

    Testing

    Marking

    Figure 1

    Typical tag

    Appendix A

    Installation of fire dampers

    11

    MS 555: 1985

    Committee representation

    The Mechanical Engineering Industry Standards Committee under whose supervision this Malaysian Standard was prepared. comprises
    representatives from the following Government Ministries, trade, commerce and manufacturer associations and scientific and professional bodies.
    Association of Consulting Engineers (Malaysia)
    Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
    Institution of Engineers. Malaysia
    Malaysian Motor Vehicle Assemblers Association
    Ministry of Defence
    Ministry of Labour and Manpower (Factories and Machinery Departmentl
    Ministry of Trade and Industry (Malaysian Industrial Development Authority)
    Ministry of Works and utilities (Public Wbrks Department)
    National Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
    university of Malaya

    The Technical Committee on Fire Prevention. Protection and Equipment which prepared this Malaysian Standard consists of the following
    representatives:
    Encik M. Chelliah (Chairmanl

    Ministry of Housing and Local Government


    (Fire Service Department)

    Encik Zainal Abidin bin Muhammad!


    Encik Cheng Eng Kit

    General Insurance Association of Malaysia

    Encik Ng Lam Shen

    Association of Consulting Engineers

    Encik Jon Song!


    Encik Ooi Beng Slew

    Master Builders Association

    Encik Lam Kow Chit

    Public Works Department

    Dr. Tso Chih Ping

    University of Malaya

    Encik Ahmad Fatizi Hassan

    Factories and Machinery Department

    Encik Henry Lee Inn Seong/


    Encik Loh Aik Eng

    Malaysian Institute of Architects

    Encik P. Sivakumaran

    Malaysian Industrial Safety Association

    Mejar udara Abdul Wahab bin Mohd Ibrahim

    Ministry of Defence

    Encik K. Sivagnanam (Secretaryl


    (up to 16 May. 1984)
    Encik Ng Chon Kiong (Secretary)
    (from 18 December, 1984)

    Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia

    MS 555 : 1985

    FOREWORD

    This Malaysian Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Protection. Prevention and Equipment
    under the authority of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Standards Committee.
    Although fire rarely starts in the ducts of ventilation and air-conditioning systems. the ductwork provides a ready
    means by which fire and products of combustion in any part of the building can spread throughoutthe building. Fire
    dampers are installed in openings in walls and ceilings that have been formed to permit the installation of airhandling systems, for the purpose of impeding spread of fire and products of combustion.
    By. definition, a fire damper provides an effective barrier to the passage of fire and products of combustion, but when

    its operation is initiated by the detection of smoke or other products of combustion, it may then be termed smoke
    damper. The difference between a fire damper and a smoke damper is not a physical one but is in the method of
    initiating the operation.
    Afire damper is intended to partially restore the fire resistance of the wall or ceiling in which a hole had been formed
    to permit passage of air from an air-handling system. The damper should therefore be securely mounted in the wall
    or ceiling; only ductwork should be connected to thedamper casing, and in such a way that it will break free on
    impact without dislodging the damper.
    Fire dampers should be designed and constructed so that when opened minimal resistance to airflow is created. The
    blade assembly should be of adequate strength to minimizeflutter at airvelocities up tothe maximum recommended
    by the manufacturer, so as to obviate noise and metal fatigue problems.
    As fire dampers are required to operate under emergency conditions infrequently, an important feature of their
    design is that their eventual operation is not affected by the effect of corrosion. Conversely, frequent false alarm
    operation of fire dampers can have a high nuisance value and can be costly in terms of time needed to locate and
    reset or repairthe damperwhich has closed. The prevention hastherefore beentaken into account inthe preparation
    of this standard. It also requires that provision be made during installation for convenient access to enable easy
    removal for periodical inspection and replacement of the release mechanism incorporated in the fire damper
    assembly.
    In view of the relatively high expense involved in facilities necessary totest fire dampers, it is anticipated that most
    testing will be carried out by independent testing organizations. The fire resistance test is a destructive test and,
    consequently, every damper cannot be tested. This standard requires that tests be carried out on type dampers
    which are representative of production dampers.
    This standard was based on the Australian Standard. AS 1682-1979. Specification for fire dampers.

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