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System Types

White Systems vertical carousels can be fitted with wet-pipe sprinkler systems, single-interlock preaction sprinkler systems, or clean agent gaseous suppression systems.

 

Sprinkler Systems

Generally, sprinkler systems are used to confine a fire and protect a structure. They are the most cost effective fire suppression system. Two types are available, wet-pipe and preaction systems.

 

Wet-pipe systems rely on temperature sensitive elements in the sprinkler heads for activation. Sprinkler heads and piping inside the vertical carousel connect to the facility’s fire water supply. Water is discharged when a fire generates enough heat to activate one or more heads. The sprinkler heads are upright or pendent style, quick response type. Intermediate levels are usually shielded from the water spray of higher-level heads.

 

Preaction systems feature air pressurized sprinkler pipes isolated from the supply water by a preaction valve. A heat or smoke detection system opens the valve and allows water into the system. Sprinkler heads discharge when the fire generates enough heat to activate one or more heads. Preaction systems are typically used in carousels containing high value product that is sensitive to accidental water discharge.

Clean Agent Systems

Another option for vertical carousels containing high value product sensitive to accidental water discharge is clean agent gaseous suppression systems. These systems protect the enclosed area by extinguishing a fire before major smoke or heat damage can occur.

 

A clean agent system consists of one or more smoke detectors connected through a controller to a pressurized gas source and specially designed nozzles inside the carousel. When a fire is detected, the controller sounds an alarm, shuts the carousel door, disconnects power from the carousel and releases agent.

 

Clean agent systems such as FM-200, FE-13, and Inergen use non-toxic, environmentally friendly gases to suppress fires without risk of ozone depletion. They leave behind no water, foam, or dry chemical so facility operation can resume quickly.

 

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