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• •11 December 2008 Section 1 General Information Page 1 —3 Amerex Restaurant Fire Suppression System (EX4658) • • DEFINITION OF TERMS ACTUATION NETWORK: Copper tubing, piping, hose, or combination of the three that allows nitrogen to be • supplied from the Mechanical Release Module or Pneumatic Release Module to the Agent Cylinder Assembly(s). •• AGENT CYLINDER/ DISCHARGE VALVE: Pressurized vessel with valve assembly containing Amerex Wet Chemical restaurant fire suppression agent and expellant gas(nitrogen/argon). •• AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ): The organization, office or individual responsible for "approving" equipment, an installation or a procedure. The phrase "Authority Having Jurisdiction" is used in • NFPA documents in a broad manner since jurisdiction and approval agencies vary as to their responsibilities. • Where public safety is primary, the "Authority Having Jurisdiction" may be a federal, state, local or other regional department or individual such as a fire chief, fire marshal, chief of a fire prevention bureau, labor • department, health department, building official, electrical inspector or others having statutory authority. For • insurance purposes, an insurance inspection department, rating bureau or other insurance company representative may be the "Authority Having Jurisdiction"; at government installations, the Commanding • Officer or departmental official may be the"Authority Having Jurisdiction". • AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT: Listed equipment used in conjunction with the Amerex Restaurant Fire • Suppression System to shut down: power, fuel and make-up air. Auxiliary equipment also operates dampers, sound alarm signals or initiate fire alarm systems. •• "BAG TEST": A means of testing agent distribution piping to guarantee that each nozzle is discharging equal or proper amounts of agent. Upon completion of a system installation, bags are placed over each nozzle and • the system is fully discharged. These bags are then weighed and compared for proper agent distribution • according to the system design. • BLOW-OFF CAP: A cap (made of rubber or metal with a restraining strap)that covers the nozzle tip to keep • grease from plugging the orifice. • BRANCH DUCT: Ductwork for exhaust from a single hood or hazard to a common duct, • NITROGEN CYLINDER: A small, sealed steel cylinder containing nitrogen (refillable by distributor) used to • actuate the agent cylinder/discharge valve(s). • CABLE: 1/16" diameter stainless steel cable (7 x 7 strand, 480#tensile strength) used to connect detectors, mechanical gas valves and manual pull stations to the MRM. • COMMON DUCT: Ductwork for exhaust from two or more separate hazards. •• CONDUIT OFFSET: A factory formed section of conduit that allows the cable for manual pull stations, gas valves and detectors to make a smooth transition into the Mechanical Release Module or Pneumatic Release • Module. • COOKING APPLIANCE: Includes but is not limited to ranges, fryers, griddles and charbroilers. • CORNER PULLEY: A device used with the detection network, mechanical gas valve and manual pull station • which allows the cable to change direction 90° and still move freely for system operation. • DAMPER: A valve or plate located within a duct or its terminal equipment for controlling the flow of exhaust gases and air. Damper's may also be present on cooking appliances. DEDICATED APPLIANCE PROTECTION NOZZLE: A nozzle dedicated to the protection of a cooking appliance with an enclosed cooking hazard, like an upright broiler, which cannot be protected with "zone of • protection" nozzles.Therefore, must be protected with nozzles explicitly listed for that appliance.