Tyco raises the bar on mobile equipment fire suppression

Now Tyco Fire Suppression and Building Products, has released a number of new products under its Ansul brand, which detect, suppress, and cool fires on non-road mobile equipment .
A Tyco spokesman said the range would raise the industrial safety bar. “The company is reinforcing its industry leadership by introducing state-of-the-art technologies that include twin-agent (dry chemical, liquid agent) suppression systems, triple IR detection systems and detection and actuation schemes.
“These solutions are not only more robust in that they have the capacity to operate under a wider temperature range, they also feature numerous mounting options,” he said.
The new products included Ansul A-101 mobile equipment fire suppression system, LT-A-101/LVS twin-agent fire suppression systems, LVS-5 liquid agent fire suppression system, Checkfire detection and actuation systems, Sharpeye 20/20 triple IR detectors, and Red Line back up support.
He said the Ansul systems were approved by Factory Mutual (FM), Conformite Europeene (CE) and had Australian approval to AS 5026.
The A-101 discharged proven Ansul Foray multipurpose dry chemical agent, quickly combating flames. With tank capacities from 4.5kg to 113.4 kg, the A-101 fixed-nozzle system, could be designed to flood entire volumes with the chemical agent, or could be aimed at specific high-hazard areas.
It suppressed flames quickly and efficiently, flooded entire volumes or specific areas, and protected and extended the life of machinery, the spokesman said.
The LT-A-101/LVS provided the combined effects of dry chemical and liquid agents. While the Foray dry chemical knocked down the flames, the LVS agent cooled surrounding areas and helped minimise the possibility of reflash. It was highly effective in applications where superheated equipment was used.
The LVS-5, when paired with an A-101 dry chemical system, was designed to provide the benefits of a twin-agent system on low-profile equipment found in underground mining applications.
The Ansul Checkfire detection and actuation systems provided detection, alarm, machine shutdown and actuation automatically, when required.
It resisted shock and vibration with rugged control modules, featured internal diagnostics and internal/external power sources, and boasted thermal linear wire or spot detectors, with a triple infra red option. It was optimised for specific applications, with several versions available.
SharpEye detection provided advanced triple-IR flame detection. Added to existing linear wire or spot detection, the beginnings of fire were detected much sooner. SharpEye features included sensitivity selection, automatic built-in testing, compact size and 100 field of vision, the spokesman said.
Ansul Red Line dry chemical cartridge-operated extinguishers were an ideal backup to the primary fire suppression system. These rugged, handheld units were a proven means of extinguishing a wide range of class A, B and C fires and provided that extra measure of protection required by authorities.
More information: sales-ap@tycofp.com, www.ansul.com.