Fire Protection for Engineering Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the heating system, hot and cold water supply, internal sewage system, ventilation and air conditioning, power supply and lighting literally "penetrates" buildings and structures from the ground to the top floor.

Considering that objectively combustible materials are used in various engineering systems, it has been and continues to be important to ensure their fire safety in the overall context of ensuring fire safety for a building or structure as a whole in the event of a local fire and to prevent the fire from spreading along infrastructure routes.

The insulation of power cables in the power supply and illumination systems is manufactured chiefly of polyvinylchloride (PVC) or rubber. The combustible envelope of the cable may become a source of fire and the cause of its further spread if there is an external source of fire or the cable envelope ignites in consequence of a short circuit or overheating of its electric conductor because of non-standard load. And, if the cable goes through a wall or partition in the building into other rooms, there arises a real threat of fire also spreading therein.

Polymer-based pipes and pipe fittings of internal sewage and water supply systems surpass cast iron ones in terms of assembly and performance characteristics, have a small weight, smooth interiors, reliable airtight connection, high chemical resistance and durability. However, with all their obvious advantages, such pipes also present a considerable disadvantage – combustibility!

Under real-life fire circumstances, as the temperature increases, the polymer-based pipe breaks down (at a maximum melting point of +180°С) and then burns itself away, thereby giving way, where it passes through a partition or wall, for the fire to spread in the adjacent rooms.

If a fire develops, thin-walled steel air ducts of ventilation and air conditioning systems can endure no longer than 15 minutes in terms of integrity and density loss whereupon they become a source of fire spreading in other rooms in the building.

One of the technical means to contain fire development in various types of buildings consists in creating fire resistance conditions to prevent fire from spreading from one room into another.

Our company has developed a number of materials, systems, and technologies that ensure effective fire protection for engineering systems in buildings and structures.

For fire protection of air ducts and smoke exhausting systems, we recommend using ECOPLAST vermiculite-based panels or the fire protection plaster FIBROGAINE.

The PHOENIX CE intumescent material has performed remarkably well as highly effective cabling protection.

FORMULA KP, PHOENIX KP, and PHOENIX PPM provide fire protection against apertures, cabling and pipes.

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