Systems of automatic water, powder, and gas fire extinguishing. The main directions of ensuring fire safety are the elimination of the conditions for the occurrence of fire and the minimization of its consequences. Objects must have fire safety systems to prevent fire, the effects of dangerous fire factors on people and property, and their secondary manifestations.
Automatic fire extinguishing systems are divided into water fire extinguishing systems, gas fire extinguishing systems, and powder fire extinguishing systems.
Sprinkler and drencher fire extinguishing systems — water fire extinguishing systems are the most common for protecting buildings and premises with a large area since water has relatively high cooling properties. The supply of fire extinguishing agents is easy to store and simply replenish. One of the types of fire extinguishing is extinguishing with foam or water with a foaming agent. It is used for objects with increased fire loads and objects in the oil industry.
Gas fire extinguishing systems are a type of fire extinguishing in which gas extinguishers are used. Such systems usually consist of cylinders or containers for storing fire-extinguishing substances, gas stored in these cylinders (containers), control units, pipelines, and nozzles that ensure the delivery and release of gas into the room.
Powder fire extinguishing systems — as well as gas fire extinguishing systems, are mainly modular powder fire extinguishing systems. Such a system is actively used at substations, warehouses, garages, and small offices, where people can be quickly evacuated, as well as at those objects where the raw material of production is oily substances. The most effective fire extinguishing method for these objects is powder fire extinguishing.