foamfatale wind turbine fire protection.ppt)
DESCRIPTION
NEW SOLUTION ! DEVELOPED BY PROTECT-O-BURN (PAUL ANDREWS ([email protected]) FoamFatale for the fire protection of Wind Turbines. Operates in remote areas without external sources (water, gas, electricity, human involvement) Also suitable for high rised buildings.TRANSCRIPT
FOAMFATALEWIND TURBINE
FIRE FIGHTING IN ENGINE
COMPARTMENTS
REASONS OF FIRE
• LIGHTNING STRIKE
• OVERLOADING BY TOO HIGH WIND VELOCITY (REGULATOR FAILURE)
• TRANSMISSION FAILURE (HIDRAULICS)
• ELECTRIC FAILURE
REASONS OF CATASTROPHE
• LONG DETECTION AND ALARMING TIME (EXCEPT LIGHTING STRIKE)
• LONG PREPARATION TIME (ALARM, APPROACH, ASSEMBLY)
• UNEFFECTIVE FIRE FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING THE SORT OF EXTINGUISHING AGENT)
• UNMANNED OPERATION
• LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
THE TURBINES ARE TOLD TO BE SAFE
THE EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT
THE SOLUTION:
IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
TO FIRE
THE EFFECT OF THE LOST TIME
TO THE EFFICIENCY OF EXTINGUISHING
BURNING TIME RESULT
0-10-1 MIN:MIN: MINOR DAMAGES, MINOR DAMAGES, UNINTERRUPTED UNINTERRUPTED
OPERATIONOPERATION
33-5-5 MIN: MIN: SEVERE DAMAGES, SEVERE DAMAGES, OVERHAULING IS REQUIREDOVERHAULING IS REQUIRED
>10>10 MIN: MIN: TOTALLY RUINEDTOTALLY RUINED
PROPOSAL FROM TFEX ENGINEERING
AUTOMATIC FAST RESPONSE FOAMFATALE SYSTEM
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
FOAM FOG FLOODING
IN THE
ENGINE OMPARTMENT
ARRANGEMENTEXTINGUISHING BY 16 BAR LOW PRESSURE
FOAM FOG
ARRANGEMENTFOAM SUPPLY FROM THE BOTTOM BY
FOAMFATALE PRESSURE VESSEL
INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS OF THE FARM
ADVANTAGES 1.Fire fighting
Early IR-UV or pneumatic detectionExtremely high foam application rateExtinguishing time measured in secondsGranted foam qualityVery high level of reliability
ADVANTAGES 2.Economic issues
• Very low or no damages in the techniques• No secondary damages• Independence from water, energy supply,
and human involvement• Very low maintenance costs• Low investment costs
ADVANTAGES 3.Environmental issues
No air pollutionNo live or underground water pollutionNo soil pollutionThe foam is biodegradableMaybe used in arid or polar condititons
TECHNICAL DETAILS
FoamFatale Pressure Vessel made by ASME or PEDStainless steel piping up to the topSpecial care for the critical pointsLess pressure drop to the top, because the foam has specific gravity of 0,116 bar pressure in the FFPV.Continuous Remote Status Monitoring of the FFPV, for the engine room temperature, CO2 content, system failure, fire initiated FF operation.
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