Spark Detection & Extinguish

BS&B SparkEx® Spark Detection & Extinguishing System
Prevent Fire and Explosion in Industrial Processes

• Spark Detection, Flame Detection and Hot Particle Detection.
  
  
• Extinguish Without Stopping Production.
  
  
• Prevent Fire and Explosion Risks in Downstream Equipment
  
  
• Activate Alarm and Control Systems.
  
  
• A Flexible Modular Design Allows for up-to-34 systems to be monitored through modular expansion.
  
  
• Wide-range of operating temperatures from 70°C (158ºF) to 200º (392°F).
  
  
• Battery pack included for backup power in the event of an electrical outage.
  
  
• Trace Heating Available for Water Extinguishing in Extremely Cold Conditions.  

Protection You Can Count On
The BS&B SparkEx Spark Detection and Extinguishing System is designed to detect hot particles, sparks and flame that might become the ignition source for a fire or explosion if allowed to travel on through pneumatic ducting and conveyors towards other materials handling equipment.  A few hot particles entering a dust collector handling a combustible dust are enough to trigger a dust explosion. Smoldering combustible solid conveyed into a storage silo can become the nucleus of a raging fire.

Reduce Fire and Explosion Risks
Using infrared detectors, the BS&B SparkEx Spark Detection and Extinguishing System, searches for elevated temperature particles. When hot material is detected, the BS&B SparkEx System provides many options to manage the ignition risk:

1. Activate water spray nozzles placed downstream of the detection point of hot  particles.
2. Activate automated shut-down of the process to end the feed of combustible  material.
3. Provide a signal to activate other control devices’ shut-off valves.

The BS&B SparkEx Spark Detection & Extinguishing System operates in a continuous automatic mode with all of its critical circuits supervised to raise an immediate alarm in case of application difficulties.

Prevention Methods

• Uses highly accurate type SDN or SDD Sensors for spark detection as well as flames, and hot particles.
• SDN/SDD Sensors activate control circuits connected to the automatic water extinguishing module
• The extinguishing module extinguishes sparks and hot particles.
• Production continues while the BS&B SparkEx System extinguishes sparks.

Industries Served

• Agriculture
• Food
• Wood
• Textiles
• Metal
• Chemicals
• Plastics
• Power Plants
• Rubber
• Recycling

 

BS&B SparkEx System Components

Control Panel (Optional)	Spark Indicator SDN	Booster System (Optional)
Automatic Extinguishing Module	Control Unit, Type DC 1