CFI rim seal fire protection for floating roof tanks
Stored product vapour will collect in the rim between the floating roof and the tank shell. This can mix with air when the rim seal is damaged, providing a hazardous mixture. Lightning or sparks produced by static electricity can cause a fire to occur. Hidden by the tank shell it may develop undetected until it reaches a dangerous intensity, possibly out of control.
CFI system
Features of the system
- Lack of traditional systems to fight incipient fires instantly and effectively before expanding to full surface fires
- No maintenance for CFI systems
- No human intervention necessary
- After activation the storagetank content is not polluted
- Mounting the CFI systems on existing “live” tanks without any hot work is possible
- Combined early warning detection with ultra fast extingsuihing in seconds
Any floating roof- storagetank rimseal fire is extinguished within 5 seconds, before it is even spotted!
Benefits
Upside of a CFI system
- Effective system with combined detection and extinguishment
- 24x7 monitoring of high value assets
- Low to no maintenance system
KPI's
Why CFI?
- Effective detection
- Faster response time
- Faster intervention time
- No moving parts
- Certificates and approval marks:
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- Product group Gas based extinguishing system
- Product family Gaseous extinguishing
- Object type Storage tank with floating roof
- Extinguishing agent CFI (Trifluoroiodomethane)