Applications

Application Solutions

There are many instances where a more 'active,' effective, and reliable form of detection is required, or where 'passive' point detection is just not suitable for the conditions. Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) offers the best solution to challenging applications, which are often high-risk, high value, or mission critical in nature.

• Very Early Warning
• Large Open Spaces
• Concealed Detection
• Maintenance Access
• Hostile Environment
• Compliments Suppression
• High Airflow Environment

High sensitivity provided by laser based forward light scatter mass detection and particle evaluation for reliable very early warning detection. Stratos particle sensitivity range is 0.003μ to 10μ and boasts the industries widest sensitivity range of 0.00046 to 7.62% obs/ft. Stratos series detectors are arguably the most sensitive of its type and can be thousands of times more sensitive than traditional point type detection systems. When such a system is coupled with ClassiFire Perceptive Artificial Intelligence system, an exclusive feature of Stratos, it enables the system to provide and maintain the optimum sensitivity without external input, maximizing sensitivity and minimizing nuisance alarms.

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Due to the effects of stratification in buildings with tall ceilings, it is unlikely that smoke will rise high enough or quickly enough for traditional detection systems to respond. Maintenance access to traditional detection once installed, also pose a problem. Stratos aspirating smoke detection systems utilize a sampling pipe network to actively draw the environment back to a centrally located location. With proper design and strategically located sample ports, the effects of stratification can be overcome and maintenance access simplified. Due to its high sensitivity potential, Stratos can also overcome the effects of dillution in large open spaces.

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Where detection is required for reasons of aesthetic consideration or potential vandalism, it must not be visible or accessible. A continuous air sample can be discreetly drawn via flexible capillary tubes, which are either flush terminated or otherwise concealed in ceiling features. Capillary sampling provides an effective and affordable means to strategically locate the actual sample port away from the main pipe trunk. Many configurations are possible. AirSense offers a wide variety of 'Off the Shelf' remote sample port configurations.

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Smoke detectors generally require testing on an annual basis or sooner depending on jurisdictional requirements. Access for testing and maintenance must be achievable. This can often times be impractical for traditional detection technologies in a large number of applications, as access equipment may be necessary or access to the protected area restricted. Sampling pipe network of an aspirating smoke detection system, such as Stratos, transport the protected environment back to a strategically located detector facilitating ease of maintenance, test and inspection.

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By nature of the system, an aspirating smoke detection system, such as Stratos, has no need to be located within the area it’s protecting as the environment from the protected area is transported to the detector via a sampling pipe network. This means Stratos detectors can be used in areas of extreme temperatures or high humidity. ClassiFire Perceptive Artificial Intelligence system ensures optimum sensitivity and performance in practically any environment without the need for external adjustment. The Stratos range of detectors also incorporate Dust Compensation and Laser Dust Discrimination (LDD3™), providing highly effective smoke detection in dusty, hostile environments with minimum risk of nuisance alarms.

Textile Areas Paper Mills Flour Mills Areas Subject to High Smoke or Dust Particulate Cold and Refrigerated Storage Facilities Recycling Plants Contaminated Areas Record Storage Warehouses

Stratos provides the earliest warning of a developing condition allowing personnel time to respond, time to avoid the risk of a costly suppression release. As conditions develop, relying on Stratos as part of the suppression release sequence provides a reliable means to initiate a release. The detectors auxiliary alarm threshold is often times used for this purpose. ClassiFire Perceptive Artificial Intelligence system continually ensures optimum reliable sensitivity without the need for external or repeated adjustments.

Electrical Control Rooms Substations Datacenters Server Rooms Equipment Cabinets

With the cooling requirements of modern computing environments, cooling systems producing relatively high velocity air currents challenge traditional detection methods. High air velocity cools smoke from an incipient fire, which has insufficient thermal buoyancy to rise to the ceiling where conventional 'spot type' detectors reside. Stratos actively samples the environment and with its high sensitivity capabilities, can overcome the dilution effect providing reliable very early warning in aggressively high airflow environments. In these applications, Stratos sampling pipe network is often times strategically positioned in front of return air grilles with sample ports positioned towards the airflow to capture particulate from an incipient fire as it’s transported by the airflow.

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