In HVAC, a motorized fire damper or MFD is a fire-resistance shut-off device that is usually paired with a fire-rated actuator to close completely within a short period of time to prevent fire from spreading from one room to another room. Most MFDs are 2 hours fire-rated. More @Wikipedia
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