Victaulic Vortex. Next Generation Fire Suppression System

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1 Victaulic Vortex Next Generation Fire Suppression System

2 Victaulic Corporate History Founded in 1919 & Invented the grooved piping system during World War I. Established in the US in 1925 joining the slogan Victory through hydraulics to form Victaulic. Philosophy of constant innovation and challenging the status quo R&D driven company with over 150 patents Staff of 100 R&D engineers and technicians UL approval for fire protection use Revolutionary dry, preaction & deluge devices 1998 Automatic Sprinklers ***Fire Protection is now Victaulic s largest business unit*** 2003 Victaulic began research into special hazards market After 5 years of fire testing with Factory Mutual (FM) R&D staff explored the concept of fracturing water droplets with soundwaves. Victaulic Vortex Fire Suppression System for Special Hazards

3 Victaulic Vortex What a hybrid system is: More than water mist Patented supersonic emitter creates a multi-layer shock wave of high velocity, low pressure nitrogen which atomizes the water to a sub 10 micron level. Then Vortex: Creates a homogenous suspension of nitrogen gas and water by entraining the water droplets within the nitrogen molecules. Vortex is a twin fluid system as described under NFPA 750,

4 Victaulic Vortex Victaulic Vortex is currently protecting 4.2 million ft3 in total-flooding applications over 170+ projects.

5 Victaulic Vortex How it works as an Inert Gas Nitrogen gas actively dilutes the oxygen level to quickly suppress small fires Even in large rooms Tight Room integrity is NOT required for the Vortex System How it works as a water mist system Atomized water absorbs heat from the fire to vaporize as steam As effective as high pressure water mist system in larger fuel based fires Flame is cooled while steam displaces oxygen at fire No high pressure pumps are required

6 Homogenous suspension of Water and Nitrogen Nitrogen pressure is reduced after needle valve to 25 psi Water pressure is reduced to only 5 psi at emitter ***All piping downstream of the Vortex Panel is low pressure***

7 Design Options Class A fire applications 5/8 emitter Covers a maximum of 1800 ft3 Nitrogen flow 250 Standard Cubic Feet per Minute per emitter Water flow from:.26 gpm Class B fire applications ½ emitter Covers a maximum of 2500 ft3 Nitrogen flow 150 Standard Cubic Feet per Minuet per emitter Water flow 1.06 gpm *Victaulic Vortex scalable to any size volume*

8 Victaulic Vortex Emitter Details 1/8, ¼, 3/8, 1/2 or 5/8 Opening for Nitrogen Flow

9 Victaulic Vortex Imagery created in collaboration with Penn State Research Schlieren Photography Shock disc between foil and emitter Secondary shock fronts at foil Velocity At emitter: approx. Mach 1 At 2 ft.: approx. 80mph At 8ft.: approx. 40 mph

10 Vortex Components provided by Victaulic Nitrogen Supply 80 L / 540 and 49L/310 std. cu ft cylinders and bulk tanks Water Supply Stand alone tank (30 gallon and larger) or municipal water supply Victaulic Needle Valve Victaulic Emitter Components provided by others Detection Not part of the Vortex package; smoke, heat, IR flame detectors, Air Sampling (VESDA), all acceptable FM approved Agent Releasing Panel capable of producing 24VDC Nitrogen Pipe Victaulic grooved system on light wall black pipe Water NFPA 13 Standard Copper / galvanized or stainless steel pipe

11 Victaulic Vortex Typical Combo-Box System Layout Combines the fluid control and zone control panels into one enclosure for single zone systems Nitrogen Water Electrical Circuit Pressure Transducer Supervised Circuit

12 Nitrogen Supply Options

13 Alberta Blue Cross, Edmonton, AB

14 Fortis Gas - Langley, BC

15 Victaulic Vortex

16 North American Stainless Ghent, KY

17 Abington Metals Philadelphia, PA

18 Victaulic Vortex 500 Fire Suppression System

19 Victaulic Vortex Fire Suppression System Self-contained, no piping needed Fast, convenient installation Minimal water presence No costly clean up or replacement equipment

20 Victaulic Vortex Fire Suppression System 100% Green design Quick system recharge, minimal downtime No need for assurance of tight room integrity No field calculation

21 Victaulic Vortex 500 Information Plate

22 Applications Information Technology Equipment Areas Motor Control Centers Telecommunication Facilities

23 MSC Montreal, Montreal, PQ

24 Milton Hydro, Milton, Ontario

25 Victaulic Vortex Approvals Vortex is compliant with NFPA 750, per FM Approval SNAP Approval: Approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency and has received the SNAP Approval as a hybrid inert gas water based system. FM 5580 Approval for Total Flooding systems Machine Spaces and Turbine Enclosure Approval UL & FM Clean Agent Testing (UL2127) Passed Class A and B fire tests

26 Victaulic Vortex How it works: Recap Incorporates the best of: Inert gas system Water Mist system Inert Gas Effective for small fires Green system No room integrity Fewer nitrogen cylinders Inexpensive gas replacement Water Mist Smaller more efficient water droplets Low pressures No high pressure pumps Extinguishes small fires in large rooms

27 Industrial Applications Power Generation Base Load Plants Co-Generation and Combined Cycle Plants Gas Turbines Hydro Turbines Enclosed Steam turbines Machinery Spaces Cable vaults Diesel Generators Industrial Ovens Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Ovens Metal Production and Processing Electrical Furnaces Continuous Casters Rolling Mills (steel and aluminum) Coating Lines Packaging Areas Pickle and Annealing Lines Exhaust Ducting Pulpits Automotive Engine Test Cells Paint application Mixing and storage

28 Commercial Applications Electronic Operations Computer Areas MCC Rooms Automated Information Storage Areas Electronic/Computer Production Wet Benches Wave Soldering Machines Underground Storage Vaults Research Facilities Test Facilities Anechoic Chambers Telecommunications Facilities Rare Book Libraries Museums Petrochemical and Medical Facilities Clean Room Laboratories MRI Rooms Coating Lines Food Processing

29 Vortex: The Solution Product 1. If Room integrity is not attainable Air tight rooms/pressure venting are not required 2. Green System is wanted Nitrogen and water are green 3. Hazard area has no water Vortex discharges as little at.26 gpm 4. Recharge cost is a $$ concern Clean Agents can be up to 100 times more expensive than nitrogen 5. Worried about containment costs No residue from discharge to be contained 6. Water damage is not tolerable due to valuable artifacts or conductivity can not be tolerated due to electrical equipment. Virtually no wetting of protected area

30 Victaulic Vortex Opportunity / Qualification Points

31 Opportunity / Qualification Points Seven key characteristics to keep focus on that differentiates Victaulic Vortex for selling opportunities

32 Opportunity / Qualification Points Does the application have room integrity issues? Sometimes virtually impossible or so expensive to achieve Halocarbons need room integrity Vortex does not require fan tests and room integrity Room sustainability retrofits for new conduit, etc in walls or floors can render gaseous systems less effective or ineffective

33 Opportunity / Qualification Points The customer wants a green system! Vortex is totally green with its use of nitrogen (most common element of air) and water Most gaseous systems are not

34 Opportunity / Qualification Points Recharge costs can be high for alternative systems! FM-200 sells to end customer for around $20 / lb, plus labor to replace 10,000 lb system - $200k! In contrast, equivalent amount of nitrogen is $12.5k

35 Opportunity / Qualification Points Containment of a discharge If containment systems for a sprinkler discharge are needed, safe to assume collection is hazardous. Expensive to dispose of collected waste Containments oversized because don t know when sprinklers will be shut off Do not know how much water will be collected The containment system cost can be more expensive than the Vortex system installed!

36 Opportunity / Qualification Points No water or little water is available at the site Running water lines is very costly Fire pumps and tanks are also Vortex uses very little water, and can provide standalone water tanks

37 Opportunity / Qualification Points The material in the application is valuable Needs to be protected from damage in fire incident or accidental discharge Data Center emitter flows only.26 GPM High Pressure water mist 8 GPM and will run for ten minutes If comparing against closed heads expect bigger fire before activation Vortex would go off faster on smaller fires

38 Opportunity / Qualification Points Some projects are so volatile there was no really good answer before Vortex was developed Protection of Annealing & Pickling lines Victaulic s design team worked with manufacturers to jointly develop an automated system presented at IWMA NFPA at Factory Mutual s request Victaulic welcomes the opportunity to work with you and your customers for high-challenge installations

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