Our local school auditorium has 3x8 ft acoustic panels suspended above the
stage with 135'F links and 200'F sprinklers. The panels release on one side
to hang perpendicular between the overhead sprinklers. I believe the links
used were the same ones used on automatic roof vents.
Yes Lycra will
Fusible links have tension rating of 1# to #50# for metal links. I do not know
the tension
rating of the glass bulb links made by Job. Temperature ratings are from 135*F
to 500*F
Douglas Hicks
General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc
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The last
Lycra melts at 437 degF. It will also sustain combustion. Will you
get falling drops of a burning sticky flammable liquid? I don't know.
But you might ask if they have looked into the fire retardant
requirements for any internal exposed fabric. I did a church with a
tensioned fabric ceiling
Thom's idea is used at the Experience Music Project (Jimi Hendrix
museum in Seattle) for a similar situation. The big difference is that
they use smoke detectors and magnetic door releases so that when the
smoke goes off all but one of the attachment points are released.
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