GREATER FIRE PROTECTION EFFECTIVENESS AND REDUCED WATER CONSUMPTION
Nowadays and increasingly, water is a scarce commodity. Prudent’s innovative design means that the amount of water used for fire protection has been reduced to a tenth of what traditional systems required to protect the same hazard and with the same effectiveness, thus conserving this scarce resource.
It is a well known fact that in the event of a fire water damage is often greater than damage caused by the fire itself. Water Mist systems discharge 10% as much water as that required by sprinkler systems. Damage caused by system discharge is therefore minimal, since protected property is not soaked with water.
The pumps used for these systems are more energy efficient than traditional systems. If a stand-alone cylinder system is used, energy consumption is nil since the discharge is activated when nitrogen pressurises the water.
For over a century and a half, a number of different sorts of fixed fire protection systems have been developed using water as the suppression or extinguishing agent, with the sole purpose of improving the security of people and property. Prudent, aware of the present requirements, has taken up the baton in this great challenge. Based on current trend, Prudent started promoting Water Mist System with two main goals: greater fire protection effectiveness and reduced water consumption.
This innovative product, by pressurising and discharging demineralised water through a sophisticated nozzle system, forms a cloud of microdroplets which in just a matter of seconds puts out any fire that may have started in the protected space.
Since the beginning they have shown their fire protection effectiveness through tests carried out in internationally recognised laboratories as well as their performance in real-life fire situations. In both situations, this product has proven again and again its suitability for a large number of hazards. These systems are easy to install therefore the savings in assembly costs compared to traditional sprinkler systems which require higher water flows and in turn larger pipe sizes throughout the discharge network, is a well-know proven fact.