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A sprinkler system consists of a grid of pipelines located on the ceiling of the room, with sprinkler heads attached to the pipes by threaded connections. The opening of a sprinkler is kept closed by a disk held in a closed position by a thermal lock. If the room temperature rises to a specified point, the lock is destroyed and the disk opens, admitting water to the room.

Drencher systems, which use nozzles without thermal locks, are actuated either by a sprinkler installed in a trigger air line or by a cable-type thermal lock. Automatic fire protection systems are classified according to the time elapsed between the start of the fire and the actuation of the system as ultrahigh-speed (to 0.1 sec), high-speed (to 3 sec), and standard (to 180 sec). The fire-extinguishing substance can be applied for periods ranging from 30 sec to 60 min.

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