Fire Alarm Systems

Course details

A fire incident is the worst nightmare for any operating company; fire and gas detection systems are deployed to continuously monitor plant activity and in case of hazardous conditions initiate appropriate actions. These systems need to work from the detection of hazardous gases up to a proper plant shutdown. They are critical to plant safety and their efficiency and reliability is of utmost concern not only to plant operators but also to the environmental & business insurance authorities. These systems require a high level of expertise and detailed design and integration to perform effectively.

Fire and gas detection design techniques that are currently in use are often considered to be unsatisfactory due to their nature of being rule-of-thumb and experience-oriented without any real ability to quantify risk. This has resulted in systems that are either over- or under-designed. The development of resulted in a comprehensive framework for performance-based fire and gas design. This AZTech training course describes the techniques recommended in this technical report, along with hands-on use of the techniques and associated software tools. This training course has been designed to cover an introduction to the fire and gas system, including associated hardware and ; In addition to covering the hardware, the training course will explore the required software logic that must be programmed into the system to meet the needs of the plant's shutdown philosophy. Upon completion of the training course, participants will have a better understanding of the operations, maintenance, and testing associated with a fire and gas ;
 
What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the main types of smoke detectors and their working principle
• Understand the working principle of the different types of heat detectors
• Describe the function of VESDA system
• Know the typical loop architecture of smoke/ heat detectors
• Describe different types of fire detectors and their principle of operation
• Specify appropriate type of fire detector for the service
• Describe the purpose of Optical Integrity optional
• Troubleshoot and identify problems with fire & gas monitoring systems
• Describe the principal of operation of Hydrocarbon Gas Detectors

Updated on 30 September, 2018