HEALTH & SAFETY
GSMX-P
REMBE
Early and central fire gas detection
The handling of bulk solids poses many challenges . One of these challenges is the enormous amount of dust that is created by conveying and processing the different products . In order not to unnecessarily strain the process and employees on site and to expose them to risks , these enormous amounts of dust get extracted .
Fig . 1 : Phases if fire development
This is the first step in the direction of fire and explosion protection , because dust clouds of flammable powders in the right mixture ratio to oxygen always represent a great danger .
Despite accurate dedusting of the machines , there is still a high fire risk with corresponding bulk goods . So how can this risk be contained ?
Filter systems represent a central point in most industrial systems because the air extracted from the various machines is usually bundled and guided through a pipe / exhaust duct after the filter elements . Precise monitoring of fire gases within this pipeline enables fire incidents to be detected at an early stage not only in the filter but in all connected machines and system parts .
WHEN DO WHICH FIRE GASES ARISE ?
Depending on the bulk material , certain fire gases arise earlier , later or only to a limited extent . In order to cover exactly this point , REMBE relies not only on the measurement of carbon monoxide ( CO ) but also on hydrogen ( H2 ), hydrocarbons ( HC ) and nitrogen oxides ( Nox ). In this way , monitoring can be set flexibly and precisely to process and material .
Fig . 2 : GSMX-P design
ADVANTAGE OF A GSMX-P FIRE GAS MONITORING SYSTEM :
Fire gases arise at a very early stage of a fire . This means that the GSMX-P does not have to wait for heavy smoke to develop but alerts as soon as the gas concentrations in the exhaust air exceed the conventional range .
HOW DOES THE GSMX-P WORK ?
The GSMX-P fire gas detector monitors the entire cross-section of the clean gas / ventilation line . For this purpose , it is attached to the line in a separate housing . Two pipes protruding into the clean gas / ventilation line generate continuous air extraction over the entire crosssection using the Venturi principle . The design not only enables representative and reproducible monitoring , but also dispenses with further electrical aids such as pumps or fans .
WHERE IS SUCH SYSTEM USED ?
Almost every process in every industry can be monitored with a GSMX-P in a filter . Because it is a complex system for monitoring multiple gas components , factors such as the following are considered :
• Air flow rate m ³ / h
• Flow velocity and pipe diameter
• The amount of dust in the air
• Bulk goods ( fire and explosion parameters )
The sensor is installed in the process and gets used to the process and the conditions in the first step . This makes it possible to create an exact picture of the conventional gas concentrations to then find the optimal limit value for each application . This is usually just above the conventional concentrations in order to detect even the smallest deviations and to prevent a fire .
For further information , please visit www . rembe . de
78 PECM Issue 52