Iran-Made System Extinguishes Fire in Refineries in Shortest Possible Time
“Fire extinguishing systems based on WATER MIST, which is known as MVU (Mobile Ventilation Unit) in the world, are among the sanctioned items. This product is used in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries to control the fire of storage tanks or oil wells in the first moments of fire,” Mahmoud Dehqani, the managing director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
He explained that in the first moments of fire in oil wells and refineries, the system can raise the fire temperature from 1,300 degrees Celsius to 350 degrees Celsius, adding, “Therefore, the rest of the equipment will not be damaged. On the other hand, it controls the fire and makes extinguishing operations easier, and the firefighting team can easily approach the fire.”
“This system greatly reduces the amount of water used to extinguish the fire, and if 2,000 liters of water is used to extinguish an oil well fire within 4 hours, with this system, the fire will be extinguished with 1,000 liters of water within one hour,” Dehqani said.
He explained that the main reason for reducing water consumption in this system is high energy absorption, adding, “In normal mode, cooling is done by heating water, but in this system, cooling is done by evaporating water.”
In a relevant development in June, experts at another knowledge-based company in Iran had also taken an important step towards improving the safety of facilities at ports by designing and implementing a smart fire extinguishing system that can put out fires in oil and gas loading docks without the need for an operator.
“Ten years ago, with the aim of meeting the needs of the country's oil and gas industry, we entered the scene. In line with that goal, relying on the knowledge and creativity of our young experts, we took great steps towards innovation and self-sufficiency. One of our matter of pride was the construction of Iran's first loading arm in 2012, which was installed and launched at Imam Khomeini Port. This achievement was considered a turning point in the history of the country's oil and gas industry and was an important step towards getting rid of dependence on the import of equipment in this field,” said Reza Naghili Hokm Abadi, the CEO of the Iranian knowledge-based company about their products in an interview with local Iranian media.
He stated that the construction of marine loading arms for cryogenics was one of their other achievements in recent years, which shows the capabilities of Iranian experts to create new technologies and solve complex challenges in the oil and gas industry, and noted, "Our recent important achievement is the design and implementation of the smart fire extinguishing system for oil and gas loading docks.”
He also said that the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy assigned them with the project to design and build the smart fire extinguishing system, adding, “National Petrochemical Industries Company, as the employer, helped us in carrying out the project.”
“Our intelligent fire extinguishing system is fully intelligently programmed and can put out fires at the very early stages without the need for an operator,” Hokm Abadi said.
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