Experts in fire protection
Minimax at FeuerTRUTZ
January 3, 2016 - Solutions

Minimax at FeuerTRUTZ

From 17 - 18/02/2016, Minimax is exhibiting advanced solutions in inert gas and water mist extinguishing in Hall 10.1 at Booth 413.

Minimax, a leader in fire protection, will present their enhanced technologies at FeuerTRUTZ 2016. Also included are live demonstrations. This year's focus will be on the Oxeo inert gas extinguishing systems, Minifog ProCon XP high-pressure extinguishing systems and UniVario industrial fire detectors.

Oxeo extinguishing systems serve to minimize fire damage and consequential damage. They are suitable for sensitive areas containing valuable assets and sensitive equipment or that are subject to particularly high availability demands, such as archives, server rooms, control rooms or telecommunication systems. Oxeo extinguishing systems use the natural inert gases nitrogen or argon, which are electrically non-conductive, disperse homogeneously in case of a fire and displace oxygen from the fire source. In addition, these fire extinguishing systems are used mainly as fire protection for risk areas with flammable liquids or areas with high thermal load as they leave no extinguishing agent residue. Oxeo extinguishing systems offer all functions of modern inert gas extinguishing systems - from 300-bar-technology to the ConstantFlow option.

Minifog ProCon XP high-pressure water mist extinguishing systems offer optimum protection for minimal consumption of extinguishing water for enclosed turbines, machines and installations with flammable liquids. They disperse the extinguishing water very finely via special nozzles and increased operating pressures. At the same time the total surface area of the water is increased, enabling it to more quickly absorb heat and evaporate.

The accompanying cooling and smothering effect allows for effective firefighting. Using water as an extinguishing agent ensures that the protected space can be reentered immediately after the successful extinguishing, whereas in the case of the CO2 gas extinguishing systems traditionally installed on gas turbines and motor test benches, the extinguishing gas must first be extracted from the protected space. In addition, the VdS (independent German testing institution for fire protection and security)-certified Minifog ProCon XP system consumes up to 95 percent less extinguishing water, which reduces the risk of water damage to a minimum.

The flame and heat detectors in the UniVario product family, with their robust housing and installations, have been designed for harsh operating conditions in industrial applications. The detectors are distinguished by rapid fire detection at the same time as a high level of false alarm prevention, and are able to communicate with the fire detection control panel in Loop mode. Can be used indoors and outdoors in the immediate vicinity of the object, like the UniVario WMX5000 or at larger distances, like the UniVario FMX5000 IR. They work under extremely dirty processing conditions as well as explosion-hazard zones: for the latter classes of danger detectors graded by suitability in the Standard (without explosion protection), 3GD and Ex series (Zone 1 and 20) are available.