The Victaulic Vortex Hybrid Fire Extinguishing System is a hybrid fire suppression system that combines water and inert gas (nitrogen) to combat fires.
What is the Victaulic Vortex System?
It is a solution that uses a mixture of water microdroplets and inert gas to extinguish fires efficiently and with minimal impact on protected assets and machinery. The system generates a “hybrid mist” that quickly reduces heat and displaces oxygen to suppress the fire.
How does it work?
1. Generación de microgotas: El agua se atomiza en gotas extremadamen
1. Generation of microdroplets: Water is atomized into extremely small droplets (less than 10 microns in diameter).
2. Introduction of inert gas: Inert gas (nitrogen) is mixed with the atomized water.
3. Dual suppression: This mixture rapidly cools the fire and reduces the oxygen in the affected area, preventing combustion.
Main applications:
- Data centers and sensitive electronic equipment
- Laboratories and chemical spaces: Protects areas with hazardous materials without the risk of contamination.
- Museums and historical archives
- Industrial systems: For critical machinery that cannot be exposed to traditional methods such as sprinklers.
te pequeñas (menos de
10 micras de diámetro).
2. Introducción de gas inerte: El gas inerte (nitrógeno) se mezcla con el agua atomizada.
3. Extinción dual: Esta mezcla enfría rápidamente el fuego y reduce el oxígeno en el área afectada,
impidiendo la combustión.
Aplicaciones principales:
Datacenters y equipos electrónicos sensibles
Laboratorios y espacios químicos: Protege áreas con materiales peligrosos sin el riesgo de
contaminación.
Museos y archivos históricos
Sistemas industriales: Para maquinaria crítica que no puede ser expuesta a métodos
tradicionales como rociadores.
Advantages over traditional systems:
1. Reduced water usage: Unlike traditional sprinklers, which release large volumes of water, this system uses a minimal amount, avoiding flooding and collateral damage.
2. No need for airtight sealing: Unlike pure inert gas systems (such as FM-200 or CO2), an airtight seal of the room is not required, simplifying and reducing installation costs.
3. Quick activation and suppression: It combines the cooling effects of water with the oxygen-reducing properties of inert gas, achieving faster and more efficient suppression.
4. Environmentally friendly: It does not use chemicals that deplete the ozone layer or have global warming potential.
5. Safety for people: It is less hazardous than pure inert gas systems, as it does not displace all the oxygen, allowing for breathable air in the protected area.
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Victaulic Vortex™ 1000
- Certification: Approved by FM under the FM5580 standard, specifically for hybrid fixed suppression systems (water and inert gas).
- Applications: Protects combustion turbines, machinery spaces, and areas with special machinery hazards.
- Capabilities: Maximum room volume: 127,525 ft³ (3,600 m³).
Maximum room height: 24.6 ft (7.5 m). - Interface: Touchscreen that simplifies the visualization of the system’s operational aspects
Product Sheet
Victaulic Vortex™ 1500
- Applications: Total fire suppression in industrial spaces such as:
– Power generation plants.
– Turbine enclosures.
– Automotive manufacturing, steel foundries, flammable liquid storage.
– Data centers, museums, libraries, or mining facilities. - Interface: Touchscreen to manage operations intuitively.
Product Sheet
Victaulic Vortex™ 500
Main feature: It is an autonomous system that does not require additional piping once installed in the risk area.
Capabilities:
– Maximum elevation above sea level: 10,000 ft (3,048 m).
– Room volume: 500–6,100 ft³ (14–173 m³).
