Advanced Photonics
Fight Fire with Fibre
Fire Protection Systems
Avoid a fire with early detection using fiber optic distributed temperature sensing.
Commercial Fire Detection Systems
Harness the power of linear heat detection with cutting edge fire protection technologies.
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Disaster Prevention
Tunnel Fires
Fire detection in long and inaccessible areas
Conveyor Fires
Detects heat build-up above & below conveyor
Cable Insulation Burnout
Monitor and detect temperature increases in power and utility cables
Pipeline Leakage
Pipeline Leakage or Blockage Detection
Tank Farm Fires
Prevent major fire explosion incidents from occuring
Coal Bunker Fires
Fire Prevention/Detection – Coal Storage
Motor / Pulley Bearing Failure
Condition Monitoring– Motor/Pulley Bearings
Conveyor Idler Failure
Condition Monitoring / Preventative Maintenance
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Cutting Edge
Technology
Cable Properties
Very small diameter and weight – fast heat transfer – short response time – fast fire detection and precise temperature and location measurement.
FRNC (Fire Resistant Non-Corrosive) steel cable, fire rated for 2hrs @ 750 degrees centigrade.
Maintenance Free
Sensor cable and detector are maintenance-free – no maintenance operations are required to maintain detector operation e.g. filter changes, calibration or cleaning.
Sensor cable has 40 years design longevity.
DTS detector with sensor cables obtained VdS certificate as heat detector with highest A1/A2 class acc. to EN 54-5 with sensor cable lengths up to 10 km
Explosion Safety
DTS detector uses laser light emitter of very low power – laser class 1 (<20 mW).
Low laser light power allows sensor cable to be installed in explosive atmospheres, e.g. coal mines, gas and dust environments.
Simple Installation
Small bending radius, combined with basic mounted requirements on new or existing cable ladder, piping or equipment structures.
Increasing Availability
Through these System Configurations
DTS system without Redundancy
DTS System with Cable Redundancy
Sensor cable as loop, detector with 2 channels, no detector redundancy.
EN 54-22: maximum are protected with sensor cable as loop = 10000m2
DTS System for Full Redundancy
Sensor cables as 2 loops, two DTS detectors, full redundancy – highest reliability.
EN 54-22: maximum area protected by sensor cable as loop between two detectors = 10000m2 for each sensor cable loop.
Keeping you informed
Recent Articles
Report: Safety report shows fire & explosion top risk in coal mines
Fires on mine sites can endanger staff, compromise valuable equipment and increase downtime. How is your mine site protected?
Advanced Photonics Australia uses market-leading technology to allow detection of the the earliest warning signs of fire (e.g. smouldering coal) over large areas, enabling critical action (like fire suppression) to avoid irreversible and damaging events.
Find out more. Honing in on Zero Harm: Game Changing Safety Tech Webinar
On Wednesday, 6 May, Advanced Photonics Australia Director Ubaldo Torre will speak as part of Austmine's METS Tech Talks Webinar Series.
Austmine’s METS Tech Talks Webinar Series puts the spotlight on the latest innovations and game-changing solutions set to transform the mining industry. Register and log on from 4pm AEST to hear the latest in mine safety technologies, including our fire detection system, which:
- Is accredited for fire detection
- Successfully deployed on underground and surface mine conveyors and mobile machines in Australia
- Detects earliest signs of fire - 24 x 7 remote temperature monitoring
- Offers total coverage over large areas
- Offers detection to within 0.5m
- Requires no maintenance
Glencore Coal Conveyor & Tunnel Fire Detection Update: 5km conveyors protected
Advanced Photonics Australia is proud to announce the completion of the commissioning of the conveyor fire detection system at Glencore Bulga Coal.
The raw coal, product coal, and train loading conveyor and reclaim tunnel fire detection system was put into operation this month allowing Bulga Coal to fully protect 10 conveyors covering a total of 5 km in length. The linear heat detection fibre optic system also provides early warning of abnormal heat build-up around equipment. This will minimise the risk of potential serious consequences of equipment overheating, which could endanger personnel, damage the mine and equipment. Temperature monitoring, alarms and historical trends have been integrated into the plant’s SCADA system. The system’s objectives have been fully met for the Glencore managed Bulga Open Cut Mine which included:- Conveyor fire detection coverage;
- Interface not only to the fire alarm system, but fully integrated with their existing site SCADA for
- Early warning of abnormal heat build-up
- Exact localisation of the abnormal heat or fire within a metre;
- Fire event management (i.e. evacuation, fire-fighting activities)
- Full history of the fire initiation point, its movement/spread, temperatures reached, with date/time stamping for the eventual reporting & investigation
- Option for automatic activation of fire suppression systems;
- A maintenance free fire detection system requiring no calibration;
- A 24x7 fire detection and temperature monitoring system that increases safety for the protection of people and fixed assets.
Our solution
An overview of the commissioned areas and future (yellow) sections, spread across the coal handling and preparation plant.
How it works
The cable is the sensor. Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) technology using a linear heat detector laser source through a single fibre optic core measuring 4 mm in diameter. It has been successfully tested and deployed in both surface and underground mines. The ruggedized fibre optic based system has the capacity to detect heat build-up quickly and localise the source to within 0.5 metres. This precision is unaffected by wind and other environmental effects, because not only convective, but also conductive and radiant (infrared) heat is detected by the cable. The fibre optic cable is:- Accredited for fire detection use (flame resistance 750°C for 2 hours, IEC 60331)
- Doesn’t propagate the flame along the cable (IEC60332-3).
- Can be installed in harsh environments (stainless steel cable sheath with high crush resistance).
- Is immune to EMI (electromagnetic interference).
- Requires no maintenance, after it is installed.
- The sensor, no other cabling or field interface devices required.
The DTS system’s capabilities include:
- 24x7 remote temperature monitoring of the entire length, for total coverage.
- Provides not only the temperature but the actual location of the fire.
- It provides early warning of abnormal heat before a flame occurs.
- Interfaces to fire alarm panels & existing site HMI/SCADA systems.
- Safety Integrity Level SIL2 (IEC61508) for high reliability when asked to alarm
- Available in 19” rack or IP66 external stainless steel enclosures