To mitigate against the threat of industrial explosions, Reliable fire provides a wide range of explosion protection products and services to industry. From explosion testing, to explosion venting systems, to explosion suppression systems, and to explosion isolation systems, Reliable has the strategies and tools to protect your plant from the devastation of process explosions.
An explosion suppression system consists of three components, and optionally, a fourth. 
Preceeding a deflagration, a pressure wave ripples out from the epicenter of the explosion. Explosion suppression systems use pressure sensor detectors to detect and act upon the developing explosion. A good pressure sensor will detect a sharp increase in pressure in one millisecond.
The control panel receives the detection signal from the pressure sensors and then sends a release signal to the container containing fire suppressant. The elapsed time from receipt of detection to transmission of the release command is less than one millisecond.
Fire suppressant containers hold fire suppressing agents, and release the agent at the command of the control panel. Since explosion pressures can reach dangerous levels in less than 50 milliseconds, the agent must be released and dispersed in a matter of milliseconds. Suppressant agents typically include Carbon Dioxide, FM-200, and water mist.
Opitionally, an explosion suppression system may contain either a mechanical or chemical isolation system to prevent flame or pressure from traveling though connected ducts or piping into other process equipment. Isolation is usually complete within 5 milliseconds of detection.
For years explosion venting was the primary strategy for explosion protection. In many cases venting is still the optimal choice, but venting can be used in conjunction with explosion suppression systems. There are a number of benefits from the use of explosion suppression systems:
For many years the accepted explosion management strategy was venting. Used in the correct way, explosion venting still is a viable strategy. However, there are circumstances where venting is impractical and suppression preferable. These include facilities where:
Fike Corporation is the only sole source provider of explosion suppression, isolation, venting, and testing solutions With Fike, Reliable provides solution-based designs for explosion protection drawn from a wide variety of protection strategies. This allows for custom protection strategies based on your actual need.
At Reliable Fire we provide the following explosion suppression equipment and services:
Assembling all the components together into a workable system optimized for your facility is the work of trained fire protection engineers. At Reliable Fire Equipment our engineering group will design your system, prepare shop drawings, and provide you the hard data you need to rest assured in the confidence of a well designed explosion suppression system.
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For other information of explosion related products and services, see our explosion testing, explosion venting systems and explosion isolation systems, web pages.
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