Technical data and specifications

Characteristics and description of operation

Elide Fire is an advanced self-activated automated fire extinguishing device, based on a discharge of a non-toxic fire-fighting powder, remarkable for its universal usage and high efficiency. It combines the qualities of the hand held portable fire extinguishers and those of the automated fire extinguishing systems.

The fire extinguishing device Elide Fire is a tool primarily designed to control fires of the categories as follows:

• solid combustible agents (class A),
• flammable liquid (class B),
• flammable gases (class C),
•   electrical appliances under voltage up to 5000 V (class E).

What is a definite advantage of Elide Fire, when compared to the traditional fire extinguishing systems, is its capacity to be applied at electrical appliances under voltage of as much as 5000 V, which is 5 times the voltage allowed with the traditional powder-based fire extinguishers.

Elide Fire is composed of the containment vessel and comprises fire-extinguishing powder material FUREX 770, a special pressure-controlled device and a set of detonating fuses. Once the Fireball comes in direct contact with an open fire, the Elide Fire gets self-activated; i. e. by activation of pyrotechnic detonator the explosive device breaks the containment vessel, the warning signal sounds and the dispersed fire fighting material extinguishes the flames and the fire in its vicinity, in the area of 8 – 10 square meters. Moreover, the audible warning signal of 120 dB raises public alarm. When installed in facilities equipped with remote security alarm systems, it serves as a means of property protection, since Elide Fire, after being self-activated, activates also sensors of a security alarm system and thus it keeps you immediately informed of the emerging danger in the premises under surveillance.

To reach maximum effectiveness of protection in places posing an increased fire risk, we do recommend installation of several pieces of Elide Fire.

Trials and tests have proved that in case the automated fire extinguishing device has been applied to control the fire in its initial stage, the fire was controlled within 3 seconds at most. The dispersed powder – the fire extinguishing material FUREX 770 – was effective enough to put out flames within 8 – 10 square meters and to contain the risk of spreading the fire and the risk of flame extension possibly resulting in subsequent ignition.

In practical terms, the emerging fire is automatically nipped in the bud and contained. The whole process is automatic and does not take more than three (3) seconds!

When applied in the second stage of a burning process, Elide Fire proved to be effective enough to reduce the fire temperature by incredible 400 °C! With the automated fire extinguishing device being applied, time was gained to provide for the employment of the more efficient professional fire extinguishing systems and for deployment of professional fire rescue units!

In practical terms it means that the intensity of fire is reduced, the discharged powder – the fire fighting material – decreases the intensity of fire, it is possible to isolate the fire area and what is the most important – time and space is gained to arrange for evacuation of jeopardized people!

It is inevitable to take into account the spread rate of fire and to properly evaluate the feasibility of deployment of professional fire rescue units as well as the time this would take, starting from the moment when the fire was reported.