Inert Gas Fire Suppression Systems
Inert gas is used to reduce oxygen levels to a concentration unsustainable for fires but safe for people and the environment. Its superior design qualities allow for long pipe runs of small-diameter, low-pressure-rating piping with couplings from the containers all the way to the nozzles.
Ease Of Fike's Inert Gas Protection
Pressures support the use of pipe couplings often rated to 750 psi.
Hoses from each cylinder are now routed together and no longer have to be manually attached to a manifold.
Pressure gauges are pre-installed and are not required to be removed for yearly service.
Inert Gas Applications
What are the benefits of using inert gas to suppress fires?
- High Design Flexibility
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Inert gas fire suppression can reach nearly any location of the protected building regardless of where the cylinders are stored. The agent is delivered at a regulated pressure of 600-700 psi, supporting the use of small-diameter, low-pressure piping and couplings from the cylinder bank all the way to the nozzles.
- Green Suppression Option
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Inert gas fire suppression uses the same elements found in the air (nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide) to reduce the oxygen levels in the protected space to a level that will no longer support combustion. These elements have zero ozone-depletion potential and zero global warming potential.
- Minimal Cleanup & Residue
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Inert gas fire suppression systems do not leave any hazardous substances or residue after a discharge, limiting post-fire restoration to repairing or replacing equipment or parts damaged by the fire and recharging the agent cylinders, drastically reducing the expected downtime of the facility or process. This makes Inert gas a viable alternative to sprinkler systems for the protection of critical assets, which after activation, can often result in ruined electronics and other collateral damage.
- Keep People Safe
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Inert gas fire suppression systems are safe for people and are approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency for use in normally occupied spaces at certain design concentration levels.