| [GMCnet] Fire suppression [message #354402] |
Sun, 03 May 2020 09:44  |
Hanson Email
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I recently ran across a company advertising to the experimental aviation
world through the EAA magazine 'Sport Aviation'. A quick look at their
product line make some interesting read. Don't have any pricing info or
experience with it but go online and take a look.
"Proteng Automatic Fire Suppression and Detection".
If you follow up with the cost, please let us all know.
Dean Hanson Fremont, Ca 75 Avion
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire suppression [message #354446 is a reply to message #354402] |
Mon, 04 May 2020 09:59  |
6cuda6
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Interesting product and way better then nothing.....if you watch the video from the RV place they stress highly the "propane" part of RV's and i could see this being a decent way to deal with it. I can see that exact setup in the fridge area of our coaches.
On the other hand, from what i've been exposed to in the transportation industry that i work in, alot of fires are electrical or fluid based [oil, gas] therefore fire suppression usual quashes the big fire but doesn't always kill the source fire. So as an example, hot oil spraying out of the trans overflow onto the exhaust manifold...we have a fire on the engine, to which an FS system would put out but we still have oil spraying at the exhaust manifold so the fire can/amy/will re-ignite.
In talking to our Safety and Compliance people there are only really 2 ways to looks at FS:
1- to kill the fire, if the system is big enough, and hope it doesn't re-ignite
2- to buy you a few more seconds of time to get you and yours out
Personally, if i ever put a FS system in the coach it will be for point #2 as these things only have one door and your sitting on the engine.....as for the rest that's why i pay insurance. [and after seeing fire damage on the vehicles we build, even with fire suppression, there really is still quite a mess afterwards from the smoke/heat]..... JMHO
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
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| Re: [GMCnet] Fire suppression [message #354452 is a reply to message #354446] |
Mon, 04 May 2020 14:13 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I have a bigger (longer) version of that mounted in and protecting my Onan. How good is it? I will tell you if my Onan ever catches fire. It has some interesting qualities. Easy to mount, If you want more capacity just buy a longer one. It goes off only where it melts which is probably the closest point to the source of the fire.
Disadvantage is the stuff inside is a liquefied Halon substitute which is not the best for gasoline / oil fires. It and needs to be designed way over size to be effective. It will works best in enclosed areas where air flow is minimal.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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