Fire fighting systems
When it comes to protecting public buildings and other facilities from fire, the primary focus is on the safety of people and on finding an alternative to complex and restrictive construction measures. Simpler integration of the fire fighting system into building structures is another important factor in the decision. When it comes to industrial applications, however, the primary focus is on the protection of material assets. This not only refers to the protected machines, systems and products themselves, but also in particular to the prevention of long downtimes.
Industrial plants
production systems, CNC centres, presses, turbines, generators, pumps, engine test cells
Fuels and lubricants are fire loads frequently used in the industry. Devastating fires may be caused by hot surfaces in combination with leakages. The often very lengthy refurbishment times for destroyed machines create great difficulties for operators. The use of gas extinguishing systems is mostly associated with risks and they can often only be used with pre-warning times.
Depending on the specific requirements, future gas systems can be designed as room or object protection systems. The benefits for operators are as follows:
- Immediate cooling of protected area or machine
- Short downtimes
- Very small system size; minor interference with machinery
- Low operating costs
- Low-cost re-commissioning of the future gas system
- No personnel protection measures required
- No heat stresses on materials or machines due to uniform cooling