WAREHOUSES AND HANGERS – LINEAR HEAT DETECTION USING FIBER OPTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY Bandweaver’s FireLaser distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology has a successful track record in providing fire safety and detection solutions as a Linear Heat Detection (LHD) system used within industrial facilities and large indoor spaces. Due to the specific need for a solution involving a low maintenance, low cost of ownership, high reliability, and effective fire detection, FireLaser DTS technology is very well suited to the specifics of monitoring large spaces such as warehouses and hangers.
INTRODUCTION Warehouses and hangers have unique challenges when it comes to fire safety. These spaces can be highly populated and highly trafficked areas with potentially flammable goods with fire loading hazards. Some of the typical challenges include: • • •
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High ceilings with irregular building, shelving space, atriums and other difficult to reach areas. Point smoke and heat detectors are expensive to install and maintain and can be at a considerable distance from the smoke/heat source. Potentially dusty, dirty environments. This has a double impact with buildup of potentially highly flammable particles, which is a fire hazard in itself. In addition, these particles can cause false alarms for both beam and aspiration detectors. Air conditioning and ventilation can interfere with smoke from fire, thus delaying detection with smoke detectors Ongoing maintenance and testing of sensors can be difficult to reach due to access issues.