An anti-fire deluge system, fulfilling the requirements of the NFPA-99 standard, has been developed for the multiplace hyperbaric chamber in the Hyperbaric Medicine Center in Buenos Aires. The design of the system is original and unique and the property rights are registered to Hipercameras SA, which also offers consulting services for design and installation of similar systems.

The system consists of a water tank under 10 ATM of pressure that allows spray of water into the chamber that is already under several atmospheres of pressure, allowing the introduction of a large amount of water in a few seconds. It has an automatic cutoff to protect from increasing the pressure in the chamber with drainage of the tank, is activated by a glass protected button to avoid accidental discharge, and can be manually operated in case of a power failure.

Other details:
· The system has visual and auditory warnings.
· Both compartments are sprayed: chamber and lockout antechamber.
· The water is forced through sprayers of special design for use in hyperbaric chambers.
· The time between activation and sprinkling is at the most a second.
· The number and location of the heads provide spraying uniformity that it covers all the inner volume of the chamber.
· The density of the spraying concerning the floor is of 81.5 L/min/m2.
· The volume of water is sufficient to maintain the spraying for a full minute.
· The initial pressure is sufficient to continue spraying if there is a power loss.

Contact:

Dra. Nina Subbotina
Directora
Centro de Medicina Hiperbárica Buenos Aires (Hipercamaras S.A.)
Sánchez de Bustamante 1175
Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires C1173ABU
Argentina
samhas@pccp.com.ar
54-11-4963-0030
54-911-493-73901

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