Explosion suppression consists of identifying the initial phase of an explosion and injecting a suppressant inside the protected equipment. In this way, the explosion is suppressed as soon as the explosive atmosphere is ignited. This prevents the build-up of excessive pressure and fire in the instrument. It takes only 0.0075 to 0.0300 s from the detection of the explosion to its suppression.
An explosion suppression system is the most universal method of protecting equipment and plant from the effects of an explosion. Explosion suppression systems are the only explosion protection solutions that completely cancel the explosion effects and prevent fire.
HRD cylinders including damping powder
MEX-3, a dynamic pressure sensor. Can be coupled with an IR optical sensor in certain cases
FAB-3, FAB-13, i.e. pressure transducers which transform the analogue signal from the sensors into a digital signal received by the control unit
The control panel is primarily responsible for receiving the explosion signal from the MEX and IR sensors and activating the HRD cylinder. The control panel also stops the protected device
DS-10, i.e. a dust sensor with a control unit that is responsible for detecting dust in the so-called clean part of the instrument. However, due to the presence of a fan in the duct as a potential spark source, an additional safety measure has been applied.