95%
of fatalities in building fires result not from flames but from smoke inhalation*
The most important aspect of safety is therefore the provision of fresh air in stairwells during an evacuation. The SmokeESCTM control units maintain the increased pressure in the protected zones at a constant level and ensure the appropriate speed of air flow through the open door. What's the effect? Smoke from rooms covered by fire does not get to escape routes, the force needed to open the door does not exceed 100 N, and you can safely leave the building.
Control units
Configuration software
Design support
Fire breaks out, SmokeESCTM control units go into action
We present a schematic drawing of a building with several SmokeESC systems that work together to protect escape routes against smoke throughout the building. Three aeration units are located on the roof. The first of them supplies air to the staircase, the second is responsible for aerating the elevator shafts and the third serves the fire lobbies. The FSC-3000 pressure controllers for fire ventilation systems, which are responsible for managing the operation of the air supply units, cooperates with the PS-3000 differential pressure sensors and the SDC-3000 pressure controllers for fire protection vestibules.
CAB-3000
Fire ventilation control cabinet
PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
AIP-3000
Pressure sampling point
SDC-3000
Pressure controller for fire protection vestibules
RCP-3000
Remote control panel
FSC-3000
Pressure controller for fire ventilation systems
- Fire ventilation control cabinet CAB-3000
- Differential pressure sensor PS-3000
- Pressure sampling point AIP-3000
- Pressure controller for fire protection vestibules SDC-3000
- Remote control panel RCP-3100
- Pressure controller for fire ventilation systems FSC-3000
- Duct smoke detector
- Aeration fan
- Smoke exhaust fan
- Damper with quick actuator
- Fire damper
- Transfer damper
- Release window
- Dual air intake
A fire on 5th floor results in the activation of all three air supply units. The aeration damper to the space covered by the fire opens to such an extent as to ensure proper compensation for the smoke exhaust fan, which through the relief damper extracts smoke from this floor. At the same time, the aeration damper which supplies air to the vestibules is adjusted in such a way as to ensure the required pressure difference between the vestibule and the reference pressure. The aeration damper in the vestibule is opened when the door leading from the area affected by fire to the vestibule is opened, guaranteeing the appropriate rate of air flow through the door. The smoke exhaust fan's compensating damper shuts. The correct opening force of the escape door should not exceed 100 N, and this action of the dampers guarantees that smoke-free evacuation routes are maintained. People fleeing the burning fifth floor always walk in smoke-free areas because stable overpressure in relation to the reference pressure is kept in the stairway.
In the building, we show 3 different ways of removing smoke from spaces covered by fire and compensating the smoke exhaust fan. The first two storeys have a smoke exhaust window, the two middle ones have a smoke exhaust fan and transfer dampers, and the top floors are equipped with a smoke exhaust fan and control dampers with fast actuators.
The only control units for every building in every country
Full compliance with the requirements of the NFPA 92 and EN 12101-6 design standards and the latest version of the EN 12101-13 draft standard and the Aachen Guideline No. CEN TC191/SC1/WG6/TG2
Design without limits. Reduce system costs and reduce startup time.
Communicating 100 times a second
Innovation Vent BUS
The digital bus allows you to freely connect PS-3000 differential pressure sensors and SDC-3000 pressure regulators for fire lobbies with FSC-3000 pressure regulators.
FSC-3000
24x
PS-3000
SDC-3000
80%
shorter startup time
enjoy the benefits of the newest control units
Stable pressure value
The Innovation Vent Thrace algorithm is so good you won't have any overshoots
2x
faster than the European standard
Lower costs
No need to use braking resistors anymore, even with 65,000 m³/h fans
An easy-to-use application for everyone
Prevent smoke in vertical escape routes
Find out how to supply air to stairwells and elevator shafts
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12
FSC-3000
Pressure controller for fire ventilation systems
3 PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
4
AIP-3000
Pressure sampling point
To protect simple stairwells in low-rise buildings against smoke, it is enough to use a single PS-3000 pressure sensor 3 and an air supply unit 1 with the FSC-3000 controller 2.
The pressure sensor should be positioned in the center of the staircase, away from direct airflow. The pressure measurement locations should be protected with AIP-3000 pressure sampling points 4 and the reference pressure measuring point should be placed outside the building.
*The value of pressure in the protected space and flow on the door depends on the adopted design criteria.
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FSC-3000
Pressure controller for fire ventilation systems
3 PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
3 PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
To protect stairwells from smoke in high-rise buildings where there is a pressure difference between the lower and upper stairwell spaces, two PS-3000 pressure sensors 3 and one air supply unit 1 with the FSC-3000 controller 2 should be used.
The Innovation Vent Thrace algorithm built into the FSC-3000 controller 2, which controls the operation of the air supply fan, monitors the average pressure and the minimum and maximum values from both sensors. The configuration software allows you to set the minimum pressure value (to prevent smoke from entering the protected space) and the maximum pressure value (so that the door can be opened with a force < 100 N).
*The value of pressure in the protected space and flow on the door depends on the adopted design criteria.
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FSC-3000
Pressure controller for fire ventilation systems
3 PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
3 PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
To protect stairwells against smoke accumulation in high-rise buildings where multi-point supply is required and not possible, two or more air supply units 1 should be used.
The Innovation Vent Thrace algorithm built into the FSC-3000 controller 2 and the Innovation Vent BUS, that makes it possible to read current pressure value from PS-3000 pressure sensors 3 100 times a second, allow individual pressure control in each stairwell zone.
*The value of pressure in the protected space and flow on the door depends on the adopted design criteria.
Prevent smoke in horizontal escape routes
See how to supply air to firefighting lobbies and corridors
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PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
3In a building where smoke ventilation windows 3 are used to remove smoke, there is no need for transfer dampers and differential pressure control with dampers. The PS-3000 pressure sensor 2 is used to make sure that the required overpressure is maintained in the protected space.
As the door is opened from the protected space, the pressure drops and the speed of the air supply fan 1 increases to maintain the required design air speed through the door. When the door is closed, the pressure is stabilized to the required design value in less than 3 seconds.
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PS-3000
Differential pressure sensor
1In a firefighting lobby where the architecture allows the use of transfer dampers 4 to compensate for the smoke extraction fan 2, the PS-3000 pressure sensor 3 and the differential pressure control by varying the speed of the air supply fan 1 should be used.
The SmokeESC system, thanks to the Innovation Vent BUS, can serve a building with any number of floors, providing a pressure reading from each floor simultaneously and precise control of the overpressure in the protected space on the floor affected by the fire.
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12
SDC-3000
Pressure controller for fire protection vestibules
3In a firefighting lobby where there is no space to install transfer dampers to provide air compensation for the smoke extraction fan 3, differential pressure control should be used by means of dampers with short motion time actuators at constant air supply fan speed 1.
The SDC-3000 controller 2 controls the dampers in a system with one lobby and one corridor or one lobby and two corridors. The Innovation Vent Thrace algorithm provides compensation for the smoke extraction fan 3, the required pressure differential when the door is closed, and the correct airflow through the door when it is open.
CAB-3000
Fire ventilation control cabinet
REP-3100
Communication bus repeater
RCP-3000
Remote control panel
Where are the SmokeESCTM control units installed?
Light Tower
Residential estate
Reda
PB Górski
Residential and commercial complex
Gdynia
Florian Ceynowa
Specialist Hospital
Wejherowo
Polipack
Production hall
Gościcino
Municipal Hospital
St. Vincent de Paul
Gdynia
Pruszcz Park
Residential estate
Pruszcz Gdański
Public library
Tczew
Regional Court
Tczew
DL Tower
Biurowiec
Warszawa
Metropoint Office
Biurowiec
Warszawa
Hanza Tower
Wieżowiec
Szczecin
Lixa
Kompleks biurowy
Warszawa
*Armacell (Luxembourg) know-how series 'Low smoke density is vital'
https://local.armacell.com/fileadmin/cms/downloads/know-how/en/Know-How_Low_Smoke_Density_EN.pdf
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