Foam generator FOMAX 7

FOMAX 7 is a portable high-expansion foam generator that is powered by a water turbine. It requires a supply of synthetic foam agent and a minimum pressurized water supply of 4 bar. This produces large volumes of high-expansion foam that can expand one thousand times or more to achieve rapid suppression with minimal water damage. The unit is practically designed for ease of use and stowage. The unit’s design includes damage protected recessed controls and solid rubber, rot proof feet. The FOMAX 7 foam generator is ideally suitable for total flood applications such as warehouses, ship holds, engine rooms, machinery spaces, electric cable ducting, chemical processing and refining plants, and mines. It is also effective for specialist applications such as blanketing LNG spill fires, controlling vapor release from toxic or flammable liquid spills, and the inerting of tanks. The FOMAX 7 SE (smoke extraction) version is a portable smoke extraction unit powered by the water turbine. It is suitable for smoke extraction in hazardous areas that require an intrinsically safe operation. Operation To operate the FOMAX 7 foam generator, connect the supply hose to the water inlet and insert the foam pick-up tube into a foam agent container. By-pass water leads to a waste area through a hose that connects to the outlet coupling. The water by-pass system allows performance to be maintained when working with high back pressures. The unit is capable of ducting foam to a minimum height of 15 m or equivalent back pressures. By controlling the inlet pressure and the by-pass, the foam properties can be varied to suit a range of operational circumstances.