Sprinklersystems can be subject to the risk of freezing
Until now, there have been three possible ways of preventing your sprinkler systems from freezing:ventingthe system,using glycol, or keeping your buildingfrost-free(through insulation or heating).
The first involvesmultiplying the number of control stationsandoversizing water sources. The secondrequires considerable maintenance. And thirdly,the cost of heating and insulatingyour building
Faced with these challenges, Axima Sécurité Incendie has developed anew, innovative alternative toprotect your installations from freezing, thanks to the circulation oflow-temperature heated water.
How does it work in practice?
Already implemented on several customer sites, withCNPPorAHJ approval, ourSprinkECOsolution consists in circulating water in the part of the network at risk of freezing, after ensuring that it is heated to aminimum of 5°C.
The water in the sprinkler system is heated by a heat exchanger.
The heat exchanger can be supplied by an existing or dedicatedboiler room, or byrecovering waste energy(refrigeration unit, heat released by a manufacturing process, etc.).
Guaranteed safe and reliable installation
Sizing this type of installation requires a very precise upstream study to ensure that the water circulates properly, that there are no low points and that the required temperature is reached at all points.
We draw on the in-house expertise of our specialistenergyandenvironmentalefficiencyunit to carry out the necessary studies and calculations.
Stakeholders (CNPP, insurers, AHJ) are systematically called upon to confirm the relevance of the solution to the installation, the temperature scenario selected, its functional validation and the security of its operation (thermal and hydraulic) by an independent third party.
Responsibility for thermal and hydraulic performance lies with Axima Sécurité Incendie.
