FOGEX® WATER MIST TECHNOLOGY

PHIREX Melbourne !The Leader & the Expertise

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INTRODUCTION

PHIREX Melbourne is a leader in the field of water mist fire extinguishing systems. With many water mist projects successfully designed and completed to date world-wide spanning marine and land projects, PHIREX are experts in water mist fire protection Technologies. With capability of design, manufacturing, supply, installation, commissioning, re-commissioning and  after sales service, PHIREX has the expertise that you require.

FOGEX SYSTEM FOGEX® water mist fire protection system is a superior state-of-the-art fire fighting Technology using 100 bar system pressure to achieve fog formation to combat fires. FOGEX has been tested in accordance with IMO Guidelines MSC/Circ.668/728 and MSC/Circ.1165 for use in machinery spaces and cargo pump rooms (4,000m³) and Factory Mutual Research Corporation combustion turbines, machinery spaces and special hazard machinery spaces for enclosures up to 500m³. FOGEX® has also been tested in accordance with IMO MSC/Circ. 913 local application systems for use in machinery spaces and engine rooms on board marine vessels. System component testing and evaluation of the FOGEX®

Technology by Factory Mutual has been completed and product approvals obtained under FM Project Identifier No. 3028884.

LESS WATER USAGE FOGEX® uses less water compared to conventional sprinklers and other low pressure mist systems. This means greater efficiency, smaller size pipe work, less clutter, more aesthetically appealing and easier installation. It also equates to lower capital costs, less overall system weight and reduced clutter.

PRODUCT APPROVALS FOGEX® is approved by the following C l a s s i f i c a t i o n S o c i e t i e s a n d organizations:

v  Det Norske Veritas (DNV), v  Bureau Veritas (BV), v  American Bureau of Shipping

(ABS), v  Lloyd’s Register of Shipping

(LR), v  Italian RINA,

v  United Arab Emirates Civil

Defence,

v  Saudi Arabian Civil Defence,

v  Singapore Civil Defence,

v  Hong Kong Fire Services Department (HKFSD),

v  Scottish Government,

v  Shell Brunei,

v  Malaysian Department of Fire &

Rescue (BOMBA),

v  Factory Mutual Approvals (FM)

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Phirex Australia is an ISO9001:2008 Quality Assured company and has attained QA Systems accreditation in 1998. All aspects of design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and servicing is carried out strictly in accordance with our Quality Assurance Procedures. Phirex Australia has also attained EC Council Directives 98/96/EC accreditation and has MED-B and MED-D QS Certification. Phirex is a <wheel marked> company.

FOGEX NOZZLES FOGEX® F20 nozzles have a K-factor of 0.64L/min/bar½. FOGEX® F27 nozzles have a K-factor of0.53L/min/bar½. FOGEX® F11 nozzles have a K-factor of 1.0L/min/bar½. FOGEX® F16 nozzles have a ½ k-factor of 1.3L/min/bar . The nozzle grid spacing is 3m x 4m on the ceiling at 5.0m height and 3mx3m at 10m height. Each FOGEX F20 nozzle has a surface area protective coverage of 17m². For local application systems the FOGEX® F11 nozzles are used. The F11 nozzle grid spacing is 4m x 4m with 2.0m minimum and 10.1 maximum distance from the fire source. System operating pressure is 110-120 bars for marine machinery spaces and 100 bars for land applications. Water droplets mean value diameters (MVD) are in the Class 1 category, ie <100µm as defined in the NFPA750 standard.

SMALLER SIZED NOZZLES: Phirex Australia FOGEX® multi-orifice fog nozzles are the smallest approved water mist nozzles available on the international market place. With flow rates of just 2.3 – 13.0 litres per minute at 100 bar system pressure, the volume of water required to extinguish Class B fires in machinery spaces and Class A fires in buildings is minimal. This translates to less water damage, greater efficiency, smaller diameter pipes and water pumps and overall less system weight and cost.

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ADDED SAFETY FOGEX® nozzles have been tested in excess of 320 bar pressure without failure meaning increased safety. FOGEX open deluge nozzles are a one-piece construction and are supplied complete with a Stainless steel filter to prevent nozzle blockage. FOGEX® automatic glass bulb nozzles have been pressure tested up to 400 bar without failure and the glass bulb remains intact even under these severe pressures. ULI/FM bulbs are used throughout and nozzles can be supplied in various temperature activation ranges depending on application. FOGEX automatic nozzles are also supplied with internal filters.

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE: Size for size FOGEX® F20, F27, F11 & F16 nozzles demonstrated a formidable fire extinguishing capability against volatile fuel fires, such as concealed n-Heptane pan fires and cascading and pressure spraying n-Heptane and Diesel spray fires including concealed oil fires. FOGEX® water spray flux densities typically range between 0.08LPM – 0.15LPM/min/m³. This means that very small volumes of water are required to extinguish fires. FOGEX® does not rely on gas injection or chemical additives and wetting compounds to extinguish fires like some other water mist systems do!

EASY INSTALLATION & SERVICE: Simplicity is our goal and this means less component failure and less down time. All FOGEX® components are carefully selected to suit the hazard requiring protection and to provide a long and trouble free service life. All pipes are of AISI316L or AISI304 Stainless steel materials and are of compression, welded or flanged type fittings for easy installation and maintenance. Non-proprietary standard off-the-shelf fittings are used throughout. FOGEX® pipe work follows ASME, ANSI and DIN standards.

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NOZZLE MATERIALS FOGEX® nozzles are manufactured from Aluminium Nickel Bronze or Stainless steel materials depending on customer preference and specific applications. All nozzles are carefully inspected after manufacture and are flow and pressure tested prior to export as per strict Quality Assurance procedures. Both Aluminium Nickel Bronze and Stainless steel nozzles have been environmental tested and approved. FOGEX SMOKE SCRUBBING FOGEX® water mist system “scrubs” the fire hazard area from combustion by-products, such as smoke and soot particles causing them to cascade to the ground. This assists breathing and reduces smoke damage. Independent laboratory fire testing conducted by Phirex demonstrated that Fogex assists in the reduction of Hydrogen Cyanides and Hydrogen Fluorides inside the hazard compartment thereby assisting life. FOGEX® also remarkably reduces ambient room temperatures and gas ceiling temperatures thereby preventing flash-over phenomena.

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TOXINS REDUCTION Live fire tests conducted by Chiltern fire & research laboratories in the UK has demonstrated that FOGEX® helps to reduce dangerous short term toxin levels associated with combustion, i.e. the Hydrogen Fluorides and Hydrogen Cyanides. FOGEX® nozzles were selected on the basis of performance tests for installation in state penitentiaries to protect cell inmates against fires that may be deliberately lit.

MINUTE WATER DROPLETS FOGEX® Technology is a Class 1 water mist system as defined by NFPA750 Standards because it produces the finest atomised water mist droplets, ie less than 100µm. It is these very fine droplets that interact in the fire zone area causing “coalescence & flocculation” of the entrained combustion by-products washing them to the ground. Generally the mean value diameter (MVD) size of FOGEX® droplets range from 1µm to 65µm as measured by independent testing laboratories. FOGEX FIRE PUMPS PHIREX Australia manufactures and supplies three models of heavy duty high pressure reciprocating piston fire pumps, i.e. Model KE-30 rated at 70LPM at 130 bar pressure; model KF-36 rated at 153LPM at 130 bar pressure; and model MS-55 rated at 316LPM at 125 bar pressure. FOGEX® pumps are FM approved.

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FOGEX PUMP CONTROLLERS Phirex Australia manufactures and supplies fully programmable PLC pump starter panels to compliment the FOGEX® Technology. FOGEX® pump starter panels are offered in three sizes, i.e. 18kW, 37kW and 75kW ratings 380-400V 50Hz or 60Hz. Special build starter panels can be supplied to accept different voltages, e.g. 220V 60Hz for example. FOGEX® starter panels are software pre-loaded and are password protected, IP54 rated. They have all necessary functions & features such as auto & manual start/stop, buzzer mute, isolate & reset features, large soft-touch screen, ammeters, emergency stop, UPS & USB, ammeters etc. Standard off-the-shelf ULI/FM/CSA approved TORNATECH panels are also used.

FOGEX® KE-30 PUMP FOGEX® MS-55 PUMP

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FOGEX QUALITY COMPONENTS Phirex Australia manufactures & supplies quality assured FOGEX® system components that are highly reliable and efficient. Manufacture, assembly & supply strictly conforms to Phirex ISO9001:2008 Quality Accreditation Systems ensuring that each component will function as intended and yield a long service life. All FOGEX® components carry a standard 12 month warranty.

SAFE FOR HUMANS & ENVIRONMENT   FOGEX® is an environmentally safe Technology and it can also be safely used in occupied spaces. Using only pure natural water without chemical additives, FOGEX® is safe to breathe by humans. This works to good advantage because it can be activated immediately upon a fire been detected without giving a fire an opportunity to take a stronger hold and to cause more structural damage. With FOGEX®, air-tight enclosures are not required because all fire testing that has been conducted at fire & research laboratories involved open conditions without any restrictions in air supply. FOGEX® performed remarkably well under these adverse circumstances. Comparison charts

*Depending on size and design of system installed – generally small enclosure/cabinets etc do not require auxiliary fire pump. **FOGEX® does not produce any toxic by-products; however, evacuation is a procedural safety requirement in the event of a fire due to toxic gases being liberated as a result of combustion.

Activity/Feature Sprinkler

Halon

CO2 FOGEX®

Non-Toxic Yes No No Yes

Extinguish Class A & B Fires

No Yes Yes Yes

Environmentally Friendly Yes No No Yes

Requiring Fire Pump* Yes No No Yes

Light weight* No Yes No Yes

Service Accessibility Yes Yes Yes Yes

High Heat Absorption Yes No No Yes

Cost Effectiveness No No No Yes

Running Time (in-built safety)

N/A No No Yes

Evacuation Plan Requirement**

No Yes Yes Yes

Service/Refill Cost Effectiveness

N/A No No Yes

Product GWP2 ODP1 ATM Life(Years) Halon1211 4 N/A 15

Halon1301 5800 12-16 100

FOGEX® N/A N/A N/A

Halotron1 90 0.014 3.5-11

Triodide <5 N/A 1 day

CEA614 5200 N/A 3100

CEA410 5500 N/A 2600

FE13 9000 N/A 280

FE25 3400 N/A 41

FE41 440 0.022 7

NAFP111 ~290 0.172 3.3

NAFS111 1358 0.044 14

FM-200 2050 N/A 31

C02 1 N/A 120

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CONTINUING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT   Phirex Australia is continually keeping abreast of the evolving needs of the international fire service industry and fire standards for water mist fire suppression Technologies. It has its own internal company policy for continual product innovation and improvement. Phirex wishes to bring only the best products and Technologies to its diverse customers at all times. Our R&D program witnessed the innovation and development of the smallest FOGEX®fog nozzles. R&D has identified the need for small automatic glass bulb type nozzles with fewer moving parts to improve reliability, efficiency and aesthetics. FOGEX®automatic glass bulb nozzles are already finding diverse applications. FOGEX® nozzles do save on system weight and cost to the customer. Phirex has recently refined certain Fogex components even further reduce component weight, thus saving on materials and machining costs. Phirex Australia has undergone Factory Mutual evaluation & testing and obtained FM approvals for the FOGEX® water mist fire protection system for turbines, machinery spaces & special hazard machinery spaces in 500m³ spaces. IMO MSC/Circ.1165 fire testing has provided FOGEX with 4,000m³ approvals with nozzle heights placed at 10m above floor level. With more fire testing and product approvals earmarked for the near future, FOGEX®water mist fire protection Technologies will excel at all levels. TYPICAL USES FOR FOGEX® Applications for FOGEX® water mist fire protection systems are diverse and varied. Essentially FOGEX was invented as a replacement for conventional water sprinklers and primarily to replace Halon gases that damage the earth’s Ozone layer and contribute to global warming. Some areas of application may include the following: v Marine vessels in machinery spaces etc v Off-shore & on-shore platforms v Air craft hangars v Hospitals and aged care hostels v Cinema’s and opera buildings v Airports and public transport buildings, sea ports etc v Road tunnels v National archive buildings, museums, libraries and places of worship v Rail sub-stations and railway carriages including the locomotives v Combustion & Gas turbines and special hazard machinery spaces v Penitentiaries v Electric transformer sub-stations v Nuclear Power plants v Underground mines & cellars v Computer rooms & server rooms v Residential dwellings v Schools & universities v Mobile & stationary large scale machinery v Electric Cable Tunnels v Military facilities v Warehouses and factories

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FOGEX PORTAMIST® Phirex Australia was first to invent the FOGEX® Porta-Mist® fully mobile water mist fire fighting appliances. FOGEX® Porta-Mist® units have the advantage in that they can be easily moved towards a fire and firemen can control and extinguish the blaze without the need to start up the large fixed system. Its functionality enables full mobility to deploy in areas where a fixed fire protection system cannot be installed, e.g. service stations or refuelling depots and mobile military sites etc. Porta-Mist® units are also handy to supplement the main fixed systems and can be deployed at the same time to target a well hidden or shielded fire. A very good example where Porta-Mist® units are extremely useful is in public multi-storey car parks to combat and extinguish burning cars that are locked up. Phirex has demonstrated that a 40 litre Porta-Mist® unit can effectively extinguish 6 motor vehicle sedans that are fully engulfed by flames!! This is a very small amount of water consumption. Applications or uses for FOGEX® Porta-Mist® units are numerous and diverse and several other examples are for use in underground mines and farming communities for tackling brush fires etc. For underground mine sites Phirex offers explosion proof electric driven Porta-Mist® units.

FOGEX PORTA-MIST® FIRE FIGHTING APPLIANCES

FOGEX® Porta-Mist® Petrol Motor FOGEX® Porta-Mist® Electric ( Exxd) Motor

FOGEX Porta-Mist® Hand Gun

FOGEX Porta-Mist® multi-Nozzle Gun

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FOGEX® PRESSURE SKID MODULES

Phirex Melbourne supplies stand-alone pressure skid modules (PSM’s) for fire fighting purposes. FOGEX PSM’s and the integral Fogex system components are all FM approved for use in combustion turbines, machinery spaces & special hazard machinery spaces up to 500m³. Under FM Approvals the system running time is 18.5 minutes for extra safety and combat ability. Phirex offers 3 sizes of FOGEX high pressure steel internally lined cylinders for use with its PSM’s, ie 50 litres, 67 litres and 80 litres. Equivalent sizes of FOGEX high pressure dry nitrogen cylinders are also offered. Dry nitrogen gas is regulated down by a FOGEX nitrogen pressure regulator from 200 bars to ~100 bar system pressure. FOGEX PSM’s can be either stand-alone systems where it is impractical to install a fixed pipe work system, e.g. Diesel generators or combustion turbines located in remote areas. Fogex PSM’s can also be used as a <back-up> water mist fire fighting system or used as a <first shot> system before the main fire pumps start up, e.g. for use in passenger vessels. Phirex PSM’s find extensive applications in the food & beverage industries, eg for industrial cookers and band ovens, fat fryers and kitchen hood systems in restaurants etc.

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Typical FOGEX Project References

Taipei Central Library & museum

Bank Negara Museum Pump Room Taipei Central Library & Museum

Electric Transformer Taipei Electric Transformer Taiwan

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