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Multi-sensor capabilities for false alarm resistance

Servicing fire extinguishers

Importance of material fire testing for the aviation industry

Figure 1: NanoMist Hybrid System, NHS 50. Local Agent Source (LAS) – self-contained.

NanoMist hybrid fire suppression technology overview

Figure 2: Worst case fire vs flame detection design fire.

Competency in flame and gas mapping

To “see” hydrogen flames, today’s best technology is multispectrum infrared flame detection as used in the new Det-Tronics X3302 MIR IR flame detector shown.

Hydrogen and fire safety: Detecting the most flammable element on earth

Nexans has been heavily involved in the development of CPR standards for reaction and resistance to fire.

Cable performance at the core of fire safety

An otherwise spotless kitchen may still have a hidden fire risk within its extract ductwork.

Kitchen extract grease deposits – the hidden fire hazard

Figure 3 : Centralized fire monitoring platform.

IoT technologies for fire safety in smart buildings and cities

Fire curtain protecting an opening in a wall.

Issue 76 - December 2018

Fire curtains for openings in walls

The Drayton Mills Spinning Building, a renovated heavy timber building repurposed for residential occupants.

Considering the performance of renovated heavy timber structures

The sensing tube is placed right on top of the transformer where leaked bushing oil will accumulate

Fast heat detection for fires on transformers

Advanced’s Axis AX product range complete with integrated fan control and devices.

Smoke control systems come of age

Figure 4 Heptane pan fire used in testing of a total flooding Hybrid Fire Protection System

Standards development and testing for hybrid fire extinguishing systems

Fig. 1: Fire Protection Silicone ZZ 345 is filled in uniformly into the joint, starting from the backfill. For wide joints, the sealant should first be filled in on the joint flanks, then upwards.

Construction joints with fire protection requirements

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How to reduce the fire risk profile of your waste and recycling facility

Fogmaker live demonstration of performance and efficiency of high-pressure watermist technology.

Fire-suppression systems in buses

Edwards Signature Optica Detector.

Smoke detection takes giant strides forward in enhanced life safety

Figure 3: The fire in the authentic upholstered chair; the photographs were taken moments before a water mist nozzle (3 mm, 57°C glass bulb) activated, two minutes after activation, and after the test. The water flow rate was 32 litres/min at 5.2 bar.

Tests of residential sprinklers and water mist nozzles show their efficacy in combating domestic fires

Substation fire – Choosing the correct transformers fluids is pivotal to the safety of the wider environment.

The growing threat of the world’s ageing transformer fleets

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