Down Pipe example.
PROBLEM 003
Problem 003 is derived from problem 002. With most fire sprinkler
systems, small branch pipework will also block, located in a manner
shown as a ‘Down Pipe’.
RigDeluge® Reducing Bush™
LESSONS 003
This problem was noted by a client who introduced the RigDeluge®
CFT™ Adaptor to their systems. Where down pipes are used, debris will
back up and may cause additional problems.
From listening to the client and understanding the flow restrictions
with the RigDeluge® CFT™ Adaptor (when used to protect pipework
and not just a nozzle), RigDeluge® invented the RigDeluge® Reducing
Bush™. This innovation allows a greater flow to pass through a
systems branch pipework without having an effect on performance.
SOLUTION 003
RIGDELUGE® REDUCING BUSH™
The RigDeluge® Reducing Bush™ is designed to protect small branch
pipework where debris will have an impact on a whole system (not just
the sprinkler head).
With a multitude of sizes available, this fitting ensures a clear delivery
fluid is achieved through all branch pipework.
As noted with the RigDeluge® DDDF™, the RigDeluge® Reducing
Bush™ will allow for predicative service and maintenance regimes to
be implemented without outside assistance.
Finally, after more than 40-years of using the same equipment proven
to fail, the industry can move forward with an innovated product line
invented through generations of product and services companies
getting it wrong.
We have provided a solution that will mitigate the ʹFail & Fixʹ processes
used on fire sprinkler systems in the oil and gas industry today.
COSTS 003
The RigDeluge® Reducing Bush™ will have a suggested retail price of
£60-£80 per unit depending on size and quantity of the order.
If you couple this with the RigDeluge® DDDF™ over a 10-system
platform, you can achieve predictive service and maintenance for as
little as £90K.
If we put that into perspective, the products that will allow every
operator in the world to reduce their service and maintenance costs
and risks, as well as improve the performance of their safety critical
fire deluge systems, are less than £100K.
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