Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 53 views

    Protecting Power and Generating Plants

    Uploaded by

    naveedfnd
    A fire in a power generation facility will: cause enormous damage to equipment and buildings. Disrupt the supply of electricity that is central to the lives of millions of commercial and residential customers. Have long-term implicatons on the environment. A fire originating from a ruptured seal in the bearings of a turbine can result in damages of up to 25 percent of the turbine generator units cost.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Protecting Power and Generating Plants

    Uploaded by

    naveedfnd
    53 views4 pages
    A fire in a power generation facility will: cause enormous damage to equipment and buildings. Disrupt the supply of electricity that is central to the lives of millions of commercial and residential customers. Have long-term implicatons on the environment. A fire originating from a ruptured seal in the bearings of a turbine can result in damages of up to 25 percent of the turbine generator units cost.

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    A fire in a power generation facility will: cause enormous damage to equipment and buildings. Disrupt the supply of electricity that is central to the lives of millions of commercial and residential customers. Have long-term implicatons on the environment. A fire originating from a ruptured seal in the bearings of a turbine can result in damages of up to 25 percent of the turbine generator units cost.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    53 views4 pages

    Protecting Power and Generating Plants

    Uploaded by

    naveedfnd
    A fire in a power generation facility will: cause enormous damage to equipment and buildings. Disrupt the supply of electricity that is central to the lives of millions of commercial and residential customers. Have long-term implicatons on the environment. A fire originating from a ruptured seal in the bearings of a turbine can result in damages of up to 25 percent of the turbine generator units cost.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 4

    Very Early Warning

    Smoke Detection

    Power Generation

    Protecting power supply from the


    threat of fire is a key priority of any
    power generation plant:

    Nuclear
    Fossil Fuels - Oil, Coal, Gas
    Hydroelectric
    Geothermal
    Biomass
    Cogeneration
    Solar Power
    Wind Power
    Protecting energy supply from
    the threat of fire

    The constant generation and supply of electricity is How do you overcome these risks &
    critical to all sectors of the community. Industrial,
    commercial and domestic dependency on a
    challenges?
    continuous source of power cannot be compromised Use an Air-sampling Smoke Detector (ASD) that provides
    by the risk of fire. flexibility in sampling hole location, mulitple configurable
    pre-alarms and a wide sensitivity range for a performance
    Expensive consequences based design approach to fire protection.
    A fire in a power generation facility will:
    • Cause enormous damage to equipment and
    buildings.
    • Disrupt the supply of electricity that is central to
    the lives of millions of commercial and residential
    customers.
    • Potentially affect the health and welfare of
    neighbours and employees.
    • Have long-term implicatons on the environment.
    A VESDA smoke detector can be configured to detect a fire at the
    earliest stage. The multiple alarm levels can be configured to initiate an
    A fire originating from a ruptured seal in the appropriate response.
    bearings of a turbine can result in damages of up to
    25 percent of the turbine generator unit`s cost. Fire Why use a VESDA ASD system?
    damage to even a small area of cable can cause
    VESDA detectors buy time. Time to respond to a fire
    extensive disruption to electricity supply.
    threat, minimizing damage and business downtime.
    The key advantages are:
    The Risks & Challenges
    • Superior performance in harsh or toxic environments
    • The dusty environment in a coal bunker makes
    and a high resistance to contamination through the
    it difficult to detect smoke and causes traditional
    use of our clean air barrier technology that protects
    detectors to become contaminated, resulting in false
    the detection chamber.
    alarms and reduced sensitivity.
    • The ability to locate sampling holes where smoke
    • The large open spaces in generator halls and
    will travel and to position the detector in a location
    nuclear spent fuel halls means that smoke may
    that is easily accessible for maintenance.
    stratify, not reaching detectors on the ceiling.
    • Multiple configurable pre-alarms to provide, for
    • Some facilities are located in remote areas with
    example, very early warning for investigation
    minimal staff, increasing the time it would take for a
    and subsequent warnings to intiate automated
    fire to be controlled.
    fire department notification, evacuation and
    • Smoke originating from within electrical equipment suppression.
    or mechanical systems is difficult to detect and can
    • Remote monitoring and configuration of detectors in
    cause extensive damage to equipment.
    unmanned sites.
    • The large quantity of stored fuel and combustible
    • The installation of sampling points in or near critical
    materials means an undetected fire would spread
    equipment, providing the earliest possible warning of
    rapidly.
    a threat.
    • The wide sensitivity range of a VESDA detector
    ensures the earliest possible warning of a fire
    caused by an electrical fault.
    Examples of areas that can be protected by a VESDA system.
    Hydroelectricity Generators
    The windings, rotor, turbine and other
    mechanical parts can be protected
    by positioning VESDA sampling pipe
    around the exhaust vents of the
    generator. The VESDA detector can be
    positioned for easy maintenance.

    Nuclear and Coal Generators


    When equipment should not be
    penetrated an alternative to placing
    VESDA sampling pipe inside
    generators is to position it on or near
    the equipment, to ensure the earliest
    detection of smoke.

    Central monitoring Control & switch


    The VESDA System rooms
    Monitoring (VSM) software VESDA sampling points
    can be used in the control can be installed inside
    room to monitor and control or above equipment
    VESDA devices across the cabinets. Pipework can
    entire VESDA network and also be located in the
    from remote locations. ceiling void, floor void
    and at the return air
    grille of the Air Handling
    Unit.

    Nuclear Spent Fuel Pools


    VESDA sampling pipes can be placed
    across the high ceilings of the Spent Fuel
    Pool and the VESDA detector can be
    positioned in an area that is accessible
    for maintenance.

    Cable Tunnels and Chambers


    VESDA sampling pipe should
    be installed above cable trays or
    along the ceiling of tunnels. The
    VESDA detectors can be installed
    at a central service point for easy
    access.

    Other areas which can be protected by VESDA are salt-spray rooms, reactor water clean-up rooms and training
    simulator rooms.
    Our global network of offices and
    representatives means that help is soon
    at hand

    Power generation facilities that are protected by VESDA smoke detectors


    Loy Yang A & B Vastar Resources Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
    Hume Weir Power Station Taiwan Power Company Lower Colorado River Authority
    Hazelwood Power Station ­Enron Bukit Indah Power Station
    EEI – Energy Electric Southern Hydroelectricity Sellafield Nuclear Power Station
    Elsam Power Station ­Ontario Power National Power Corporation
    Heysham Nuclear Station Savannah River Power Malaysian Natural Gas Project
    Illinois Department of Nuclear Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric
    Safety Authority
    Bruce Power Nuclear Station Baywater Power Station

    Global Approvals
    IVFI TM

    FM
    CT
    NF
    RE
    A
    APPROVED LI
    STED S E
    R VIC E

    CCCF

    Need more information?


    VESDA detectors are also used to protect Wind Power Generation plants and Power Transmission facilities.
    To obtain copies of VESDA application brochures visit our website or contact our nearest office.

    www.xtralis.com
    The Americas +1 781 740 2223 Asia +852 2297 2438 Australia and New Zealand +61 3 9936 7000
    Continental Europe +41 55 285 99 99 UK and the Middle East +44 1442 242 330

    The contents of this document is provided on an “as is” basis. No representation or warranty (either express or implied) is made as to the
    completeness, accuracy or reliability of the contents of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right to change designs or specifications
    without obligation and without further notice. Except as otherwise provided, all warranties, express or implied, including without limitation any
    implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are expressly excluded.
    This document includes registered and unregistered trademarks. All trademarks displayed are the trademarks of their respective owners.
    Your use of this document does not constitute or create a licence or any other right to use the name and/or trademark and/or label.
    This document is subject to copyright owned by Xtralis AG (“Xtralis”). You agree not to copy, communicate to the public, adapt, distribute,
    transfer, sell, modify or publish any contents of this document without the express prior written consent of Xtralis.
    Document: 11652 Version:01

    You might also like