Why fire suppression systems

For this reason, industrial fire suppression systems use dry chemicals. Contact Keystone Fire Protection Co. Keystone can provide insight into the appropriate system for your space, inspect your current system, and install a new system so you can feel confident in the safety of your employees and property.

Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems Clean Agent fire suppression systems use environmentally friendly chemical reagents to extinguish fires in sensitive spaces like data centers. Restaurant Fire Suppression Systems Restaurant fire suppression systems are specifically designed to extinguish fires fueled by grease and in a kitchen environment.

Industrial Fire Suppression Systems Industrial plants are high hazard environments and industrial fire suppression systems are designed to confidently extinguish fires fueled by chemicals, liquid fuels, or hazardous materials. Foam deluge systems are the most effective means of controlling the spread of these environments. For this reason, they are commonly installed in refineries, aircraft hangers and industrial warehouses. A fire in these types of environments can accelerate tremendously quickly.

Therefore, foam deluge systems are designed for the quick widespread application of suppressive materials. Foam deluge systems use a mixture of foam and water to quickly control burning flammable liquids, cooling the surface area. The consistency of the foam causes a thick blanket to starve fires of oxygen and inhibit the release of flammable gases, effectively smothering the blaze. In this sense, they are not unlike conventional fire extinguishers.

Pneumatic head detection tubes are designed in a way that makes them very similar to fire extinguishers.

Therefore, they can be considered the most compact and mobile fire suppression system. These tubes have two primary components: a pipe and a valve. The pipe is installed around the potential source of fire; when it reaches a certain temperature it emits a suppressive agent directly onto the flames via the valve.

Pneumatic heat detection tubes tackle fires in their beginning stages, located in small areas with little room for manoeuvre. Therefore, they are ideal for tackling fires in cabinets and cupboards, as well as boats and vehicles. This does mean, however, that they are unsuitable for suppressing large fires and therefore are not recommended for rooms or areas with a high ceiling. We hope that this article has helped you gain a basic grounding in the purpose, function and requirements of a fire suppression system.

Interested in finding out more about how fire suppression works in the context of an overall fire protection strategy? If so, take a look at a recent article where we explain the difference between fire protection, prevention and suppression.

Our team of FIRAS-accredited experts offer a full suite of services, including fire compartmentation and intumescent fireproofing. A fire sprinkler system is a system of sprinklers that release water to control and extinguish fires.

These systems are activated by heat or smoke or both. For many types of fires, water is an effective or the most effective fire suppression agent. Additionally, sprinklers can be less expensive to operate than other fire suppression systems, as they use water, a relatively inexpensive commodity, which most facilities already have access to.

However, water can damage certain types of property, and it can be ineffective against certain types of fires, like grease fires, so a fire sprinkler system may not be the right choice in these applications.

There are several different types of sprinkler systems, depending on the application. These include Deluge sprinklers—sprinkler heads are always open and the pipes fill with water when activated. Good for hazardous material storage or other areas with high hazards, like aircraft hangars.

Dry pipe sprinklers—pipes fill with water when the system is activated. The impact of sound on hard disk drives and risk mitigation measures. Solutions and products to help protect people and facilities.

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