Foam fire extinguishing systems and balloons
used for extinguishing fuel or flammable and liquid chemicals (Type AB Fire types).
Foam fire extinguishing systems are made from a combination of pressurized water and foam. It is a system that ensures that low density foam adheres to horizontal or vertical surfaces and covers the burning surface. In general - it is preferred in industrial enterprises where flammable and explosive fuels are used.
Foam fire extinguishing systems can be designed automatically or manually, where the foam distribution unit is designed using different discharge equipment (various nozzles, foam chamber-foam chamber, foam generator-foam generator, foam monitor, etc.). to application areas.
Foam extinguishing systems; It works by cutting off the contact of fuel vapor with oxygen, preventing evaporation on the fuel surface, separating the fuel surface and the flame, and cooling the fuel surface and surrounding metal surfaces.
According to the characteristics of foam fire extinguishing systems - It can be diversified as protein-based, synthetic-based, film-forming, alcohol-resistant foam types.
Foam fire extinguishing systems are designed to BS EN 13565 European or NFPA11, NFPA16 American standards. Therefore, system design, testing, installation, maintenance, modification, and technical service support should be performed by experts in their field.
Foam is mostly used in foam fire cabinets, foam sprinkler system, tank extinguishing and foam monitor system, foam generator systems.
In which fires is it effective?
Crude oil, gasoline, jet fuel, gasoline, fuel oil, naphtha fires.
Alcohol, ketone, ether, ester fires.
Areas of Use of Foam Extinguishing Systems
- Oil Refineries
- Aircraft and Helicopter Hangars
- Warehouses
- paint shops
- Chemical production and warehouses
- Fuel Loading and Unloading Stations
- Shipyard and piers
- Yacht Ports
- Facilities for storage and filling of flammable and combustible liquids
Foam concentrates according to foam content:
- Alcohol Resistant Foam Concentrate (AR)
- Filmmaker Foam Concentrate (AFFF)
- Protein-based foam concentrate
- Foam concentrate based on flouroprotein
- Film-forming fluoroprotein-based foam concentrate (FFFP)
- Protein-based foam concentrate
- Other synthetic based foam concentrates
Fields of use:
In general, foam extinguishing systems, which have a wide range of applications; In airplane and helicopter bunkers, warehouses, stations where fuel is loaded or unloaded, paint workshops, chemical substance production or collection facilities, areas where flammable and combustible liquids are collected, filling areas for flammable and combustible liquids, factories, piers, oil refineries, used in marinas and similar areas. Due to its immediate intervention and rapid control, it affects the combustible surface in a short time and prevents possible large fires and at the same time prevents the escape of explosive gases.
