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anfrage@degesa.deFire protection for engines & engine rooms
The combination of hot components and highly flammable substances makes machine rooms particularly susceptible to fire incidents. Find out more about the fire suppression systems from degesa for use in machine rooms.
Generators and gensets are particularly frequently affected by fire incidents due to the combination of hot components and highly flammable substances. Leaks and damage to the fuel supply can quickly lead to serious fires and major damage. Particularly with mobile units, such damage can occur more frequently due to mechanical stress during transportation. Early detection and extinguishing of a fire is necessary to protect machines, buildings and people. Many extinguishing agents cause major damage and contamination and endanger people’s health. For this reason, many companies are opting for non-hazardous and environmentally friendly alternatives.
Fires in vehicles can pose a great danger to passengers and other road users. Statistics show an increased risk of fire in coaches in particular, which is why the new EU regulation UNECE R107 stipulates the installation of fire suppression systems in local buses, as well as intercity buses and coaches. Vehicles in passenger transport classes M2 and M3 should also be equipped with fire extinguishing systems to counteract the increased fire risk.
According to an analysis by Dekra, around 80% of bus fires occur in the engine compartment. Dekra’s fire analyses come to the conclusion that fire suppression systems would have triggered in the vast majority of cases. Scalable fire suppression systems that can be installed directly in the engine compartment are the optimal solution for minimizing damage and hazards in the event of bus fires.
Stat-X aerosol fire suppression systems suppress fires by flooding the entire engine room with a potassium aerosol, which interrupts the chain reaction of the fire on a chemical level. Fires are extinguished within seconds and cannot re-ignite as long as the aerosol remains in the room. The extinguishing agent is installed in high-quality and extremely robust stainless steel housings directly in the engine compartment, so that no pipes, bottle compartments or extinguishing water retention systems are required. This means that maintenance costs are exceptionally low compared to water mist or gas extinguishing systems.
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