FIRE SUPPRESSION WITH PYROGEN

COVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYMINING REVIEW AFRICA ISSUE 2 20058yrogen, the sister company ofAlien Systems andTechnologies (AST), whichfirst established itself in the gaseoussystems arena, has since added theworld s first commercially availableaerosol fire SUPPRESSION system to itsrange of products. This system, theonly genuine Soyuz product in SouthAfrica, has helped to make Pyrogenone of the fastest growingbusinesses in this PYROGEN WORKSP yrogen employs a uniqueextinguishing action. Developedfrom solid rocket fuel technology, it isan inert, non toxic solid that remainsstable until it is electrically orthermally activated, whereupon itproduces fire SUPPRESSION micrometre-sized particles,comprised mainly of potassiumcarbonates and a gaseous mixtureof carbon dioxide, nitrogen andwater vapour, blend together to forma fire extinguishing aerosol that isreleased into th

COVER STORY MINING REVIEW AFRICA ΠISSUE 2 2005 9 Pyrogen units are self-contained, with zero pressure. Because they contain no pressurised cylinders or

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