1. General Principles
1.0.1 This Code is designed to prevent/decrease damages from fires, reasonable design the automatic fire alarm system and to safeguard human and property security.
1.0.2 This Code is applicable to automatic fire alarm systems installed in industrial and civil buildings, but not to those installed in places producing and stocking powder, detonator, ammunition and hot working products.
1.0.3 The design of automatic fire alarm systems shall be in line with national guidelines and policies, to live up to appliance, security, state-of-art technology and economic feasibility.
1.0.4 The design of automatic fire alarm systems shall be in accordance with current related national standards and codes beside this Code.
2. Terms
2.0.1 Alarm Zone
The division of automatic fire alarm system warning limits according to the fire compartment or floors.
2.0.2 Detection Zone
The division of alarm zones according to the fire detection parts.
2.0.3 Monitoring Area
The area to be efficiently detected by the fire detector.
2.0.4 Spacing
The horizontal distance between centers of two neighboring fire detectors.
2.0.5 Monitoring Radius
The one-dimensional maximum horizontal distance able to be detected by the fire detector.
2.0.6 Local Alarm System
Composed of local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire alarm controllers and fire detectors.
2.0.7 Remote Alarm System
Composed of remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detector, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire alarm controllers, regional display and fire detectors.
2.0.8 Control Center Alarm System
Composed of fire protection control equipment, remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors in the fire control room, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire protection control equipment, remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors in the fire control room.
1.0.1 This Code is designed to prevent/decrease damages from fires, reasonable design the automatic fire alarm system and to safeguard human and property security.
1.0.2 This Code is applicable to automatic fire alarm systems installed in industrial and civil buildings, but not to those installed in places producing and stocking powder, detonator, ammunition and hot working products.
1.0.3 The design of automatic fire alarm systems shall be in line with national guidelines and policies, to live up to appliance, security, state-of-art technology and economic feasibility.
1.0.4 The design of automatic fire alarm systems shall be in accordance with current related national standards and codes beside this Code.
2. Terms
2.0.1 Alarm Zone
The division of automatic fire alarm system warning limits according to the fire compartment or floors.
2.0.2 Detection Zone
The division of alarm zones according to the fire detection parts.
2.0.3 Monitoring Area
The area to be efficiently detected by the fire detector.
2.0.4 Spacing
The horizontal distance between centers of two neighboring fire detectors.
2.0.5 Monitoring Radius
The one-dimensional maximum horizontal distance able to be detected by the fire detector.
2.0.6 Local Alarm System
Composed of local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire alarm controllers and fire detectors.
2.0.7 Remote Alarm System
Composed of remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detector, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire alarm controllers, regional display and fire detectors.
2.0.8 Control Center Alarm System
Composed of fire protection control equipment, remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors in the fire control room, or the automatic fire alarm system composed of fire protection control equipment, remote/local fire alarm controllers and fire detectors in the fire control room.
