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Carbon Dioxide Gas Extinguishing
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Carbon Dioxide as an extinguishing agent is swift and thorough. Within seconds, it smothers a fire and holds damage to a minimum. Stored under pressure as a liquid, carbon dioxide quickly expands to vapour and a state of fine particles of dry ice, much like snow. This "snow" absorbs heat rapidly changes to a vapour under normal temperature conditions, and even faster in the presence of fire. The carbon dioxide vapour chokes of combustion, and the snow effect reduces the ambient temperature to help prevent re-ignition. Moreover, carbon dioxide is a three dimensional agent, enabling it to penetrate the entire hazard area, including electrical cabinets. Low-pressure and high-pressure carbon dioxide systems have equal extinguishing capabilities when each is designed to handle a specific hazard
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Carbon dioxide is normally harmless to equipment, materials and property. It leaves no residue to be cleaned up, mopped up or scraped off. Production downtime is held to a minimum.
Carbon dioxide is a colourless, odourless, electrically non-conductive agent for the protection of vital services. In many instances, water is not a suitable extinguishing medium, for example, where electrical equipment is concerned or clean up time is vital, gaseous extinguishing agent is the only option.
COČ Systems are installed in unoccupied applications, as the agent is hazardous to humans due to the concentrations required to extinguish fires.
COČ is discharged into an enclosure or directly onto the surface requiring protection, and reduces the oxygen level to below that which can support combustion.
Creates a cooling effect on the fire and surrounding areas.
COČ is stored as a liquid in a cylinder or bulk tank.
Carbon Dioxide systems are designed in accordance with BS5304 part 4 and National Fire Protection Association.
The use of carbon dioxide has for many years been accepted as a clean and efficient agent. Carbon Dioxide has been proven to be non-damaging to electronic equipment, paintings, archives, magnetic media, etc. Being a gaseous agent carbon dioxide penetrates all affected areas.
BENEFITS & FEATURES
Clean and effective
Non-damaging
No Clean up
Cost effective
Electrically non-conductive
Total flooding, local application and in cabinet protection available
Versatile range of cylinders, nozzles and ancillaries
Extensively tested, recognised and approved worldwide
APPLICATIONS
Transformer Rooms
Switch Rooms
Cable Vaults
Archives
Generators
Industrial Process
Flammable store
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Gaseous Extinguishing Systems
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 Automatic sprinkler systems
Foam systems
Water spray
Water mist
Pumps and tanks
Sprinkler heads
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World Halon - Administrative
Headsquares
Via R. Ferri 1001 - 70022 Altamura (Ba) Italy
Tel +39 0803118998 - Fax + 39 0803101309
E-mail: info@fm200.it |
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