Process Safety - Fire Prevention
Safety by Fire and Explosion Prevention. Preventing fires and deflagrations in the manufacturing and dust collection processes should be the number one priority in any industry and manufacturing plant that has combustible dust. However, production is often the priority over safety as plant managers and operators do not realize the extent of their process combustible dust hazards.
Industrial Fire Prevention, LLC. specializes in helping prevent combustible dust fires and explosions. However, we emphasize the need to design a comprehensive and cohesive protection plan designed around your process. This is the basis of our Total Concept Safety System Design Methodology.
Phase 1 - Fire Prevention
Fire Prevention by Early Detection.
Reducing Fire and Deflagration Risks by
Preventative Protection Measures: CO2, Heat, Smoke, Flame and Spark Detection
Systems.During the processing and conveyance of organic materials, combustible dust air mixtures present a potential hazard.
Proper dust collection, safety, and housekeeping measures cannot always remove these hazards. In many cases it is not cost effective to provide explosion protection systems on each process. In these cases it is sometimes possible to utilize various detection methods such as smoke, or CO2 detection of degradation or decomposition of organic materials.
Spark Detection & Extinguishing Systems are a cost effective, and fast acting method designed to detect and suppress the incipient ember before it can ignite a suspended combustible dust air mixture, thus preventing sparks and embers from propagating into a fire or deflagration. Spark suppression systems can detect a spark in the early stages before a fire developes or the ignition source is transported to other process areas.
Additionally, abort gates, dampers, valves, fire dumps, deluge, machinery shut downs and alarms can be interlocked and activated in the event of an upset condition.
Phase 2 - Fire Protection
Defensive Fire Protection measures under upset conditions.
If an embeded spark, ember, or flame is not detected, and propagates into a fire, additional defensive fire protection measures must be activated automatically to prevent serious damage to the plant and personnel, and to keep fires from being transported or conveyed to other processes. These safety systems can include heat, flame, and smoke detection, as well as sprinkler and deluge systems, and interlocking of machinery shutdown and alarms.