Water curtains are commonly created using which type of sprinklers?

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Water curtains are commonly created using which type of sprinklers?

Water curtains rely on the sprinkler’s discharge pattern to form a continuous sheet of water across an opening. Pendant sprinklers project water downward from the ceiling, so when several are lined up above an opening, their downward spray creates a steady curtain that can block heat and flame from passing through. Upright sprinklers push water upward or outward and aren’t arranged to produce that vertical curtain. Sidewall sprinklers spray along a wall, not across an opening, and deluge sprinklers flood all heads at once rather than creating a controlled curtain.

Water curtains rely on the sprinkler’s discharge pattern to form a continuous sheet of water across an opening. Pendant sprinklers project water downward from the ceiling, so when several are lined up above an opening, their downward spray creates a steady curtain that can block heat and flame from passing through. Upright sprinklers push water upward or outward and aren’t arranged to produce that vertical curtain. Sidewall sprinklers spray along a wall, not across an opening, and deluge sprinklers flood all heads at once rather than creating a controlled curtain.

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