The Technology
How do the world’s finest aspiration systems work?
Air is sampled from the protected area through a network of pipes or tubes, actively drawing the air towards the detection system using a high pressure aspirator fan. Individual sectors within the area are identified after an initial alarm is raised by instigating a rapid scan of the inlets with the rotary selector valve. The sampled air is drawn through a special high density reflective serviceable cylindrical detection chamber that provides sensitivity levels that other manufactures dream off.
An instrument quality nephelometer
This high-sensitivity smoke detector is an instrument quality nephelometer collecting scattered laser light from smoke particles over a full 360 degree sweep. The resultant sensitivity is an astonishing 0.001% obscuration/metre some 2000 times more sensitive than conventional smoke detectors.
System integrity
System integrity is achieved through absolute calibration compared to most competitor’s relative calibration method.
It is this sensitivity coupled with advanced processing and filtration that enables the FireTracer to be employed in the world’s most demanding smoke detection applications.
The instrument quality optics are protected from the sampled atmosphere by a rugged industrial removable and serviceable optical chamber and filter allowing extended life in the dirtiest of environments.
Communication
With the advent of the Internet as a communications tool for remote monitoring and data-logging, ICAM is making full use of this medium. E-mail, SMS messaging and Ethernet monitoring complete this picture. This new class of product provides integrated early warning of all detectable parameters including heat, smoke, ambient temperature, CO etc with unprecedented abilities for the remote access.