Systems \ Fire Fighting System

The fire fighting system serves the purpose of either preventing a fire or, in case a fire breaks out, extinguishing it, also activating an alarm.

Designing a Fire fighting system requires specific expertise and involves the integration of different equipment and tools, such as gas detection and fire alarm devices, fire water and foam systems, deluge systems, entailing, when necessary, the active involvement of the fire brigade, on the basis of precise engagement procedures.

When designing fire fighting systems, priority is always given to the prevention of any harm to the personnel, then to equipment and structures and, finally, to the stored products: however, environmental impact aspects – which may be caused by the generation of large amounts of polluted water or the excessive production of foam – must be taken into account.

In this respect, the effective design of fire fighting systems also involves the assessment of the water or foam demand required to extinguish the fire and to cool the nearby equipment in the worst reasonable scenario: this amount will then be used as a design feature in the development of the fire fighting system.

As part of our core competences, at Energeco we provide the expertise to effectively design new fire fighting systems, review and assess the adequacy and the reliability of existing systems, or propose and design the most appropriate improvements to the current facilities by tailoring the new systems to the exact requirements. In particular, at Energeco we have an extensive experience in the mechanical design of fire fighting networks, including accurate water hammer and transient analyses.