Serving small and large companies like yours locally
and across North America since 1949
Fire Defense Equipment Co., Inc. | 4350 Delemere Blvd. Royal Oak, MI 48073
| (855) 549-8800
Explosion Protection
And Explosion Suppression Systems
Fire Defense engineers
and installs many types of passive and active Explosion Protection Systems, including Explosion Venting, Flameless Explosion
Venting (for indoor equipment and ductwork), Explosion Isolation, Explosion Suppression (for chemical explosion prevention),
and Hygienic/Sanitary Explosion Protection (for CIP/SIP industrial applications).
Many of
these systems have several options for detection and control. Please call us to discuss what options are available for your
application.
Avoidance
Avoidance will make it impossible for an explosion or deflagration to occur, for instance by means of consistent displacement
of the O2 necessary for an explosion or deflagration to take place, by means of padding gas (f. i. CO2 or N2), or, by means
of keeping the concentration of flammable content of an atmosphere consistently below or above the explosive limit, or, by
means of consistent elimination of ignition sources.
Constructional
Explosion Protection
Constructional explosion protection aims at pre-defined, limited
or zero damage that results from applied protective techniques in combination with reinforcement of the equipment or structures
that must be expected to become subject to internal explosion pressure and flying debris or external violent impact.
Explosion Protection
Methods
The technology of protection can range in price dramatically but where the type
of device is rational to use, would typically be from least to most expensive solutions: explosion doors and vents (dependent
on quantities and common denominators, either may end up the wise price choice); inerting: explosion suppression; isolation
– or combinations of same.
To focus on the most cost effective,
doors typically have lower release pressure capabilities; are not susceptible to fatigue failures or subject to changing release
pressures with changes in temperature, as “rupture membrane” type are; capable of leak tight service; service
temperatures of up to 2,000°F; and can be more cost effective in small quantities.
Rupture membrane type vents
can provide a leak tight seal more readily in most cases; have a relatively broad tolerance on their release pressure and
are more readily incorporated into systems with discharge ducts.
There
are several fundamental considerations in the review of a system handling potentially explosive dusts, gases or a mixture
of the two. Dependent upon the design basis being used, often National Fire Protection Association Guideline 68, the definition
of these may vary somewhat. To facilitate providing the reader with an appreciation of the issues rather than a design primer,
the following have been limited to the major ones only.
We regularly perform work in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
We also travel overseas as existing or new clients require. Wherever your location, we’re happy to provide the appropriate
equipment, systems, maintenance, and knowledge that will protect your business and meet your safety requirements.
Fire Defense Equipment Co., Inc. | 4350
Delemere Blvd. Royal Oak, MI 48073 | (855) 549-8800
Proud Members Of The Following Explosion
Protection Organizations:
