Very Early Warning

Smoke Detection

Petrochemical, Oil
& Gas Facilities

Is business continuity
paramount?

Protection for:
Offshore Platforms
Oil Refineries
Processors
Petrochemical Refineries
Drillships
Gas Wells
Distribution Stations
Xtralis has years of experience in
protecting oil and gas facilities around
the world from the threat of fire.
Companies such as ESSO, Woodside,
Shell, BP and Caltex use VESDA
systems to protect their facilities.
The heavy investment in the oil and gas industry
and the highly flammable nature of products create
a strong need for early warning smoke detection. A
disaster in this industry would not only threaten lives
and facilities but also adversely affect national and
international economies.
The challenges of smoke detection in
Oil & Gas facilities
• Evacuating occupants safely in an emergency
situation is always a challenge, particularly in
offshore applications.
• The highly flammable nature of these facilities
means an undetected fire could spread rapidly.
• Detector maintenance can be an issue in areas with
difficult access.
• Smoke originating within electrical or mechanical
equipment is slow to detect and can cause extensive
damage to equipment.
• Access is difficult or limited in areas such as battery
rooms, cable tunnels or where welding or other
mechanical work is conducted.
• Smoke tends to stratify, not reaching conventional
spot-type detectors located on the high ceilings of
warehouse or storage areas.
• Remote and distributed facilities are costly and
difficult to monitor and maintain.
How do you overcome these risks &
challenges?
Use an Air-sampling Smoke Detector (ASD) that provides
flexibility in sampling hole location, multiple configurable
alarms and a wide sensitivity range for a performance
based design approach to fire protection.
A VESDA smoke detector can be configured to detect a fire at the
earliest stage. The multiple alarm levels can be configured to initiate an
appropriate and planned response.
Why use a VESDA ASD system?
VESDA detectors buy time. Time to respond to a fire
threat, minimizing damage and maximizing the time
available to execute emergency response plans. The
key advantages are:
• Multiple configurable pre-alarms to provide, for
example, very early warning for investigation
and subsequent warnings to initiate automated
fire services notification, equipment shutdown,
evacuation and suppression.
• The ability to locate sampling holes where smoke
will travel and to position the detector in a location
that has easy access for maintenance.
• Sampling pipes can be inserted into electrical
equipment enclosures or close to high-risk areas.
• AutoLearn commissioning function will set optimum
smoke alarm thresholds, taking into account
background smoke levels, hence reducing false
alarms.
• The wide sensitivity range of a VESDA detector
allows alarm thresholds to be set for the earliest
possible warning of a fire in a large open space.
• Advanced networking and monitoring software
enables efficient remote monitoring and
configuration in unmanned or secured areas from a
centralized location.
7 reasons to install a VESDA system:
When business continuity is When evacuation is a challenge
paramount A VESDA system can provide very
A VESDA detector will provide the early warning of smoke so there
earliest warning of smoke in or is time to investigate, control the
near critical equipment, buying time fire and if necessary, carry out a
to prevent smoke or fire damage. controlled and orderly evacuation,
VESDA detectors are the ideal minimizing panic and danger.
solution for the protection of control
rooms and substations.

When maintenance access is When suppression systems are

difficult present
Is the area being protected Suppression release can be costly
inaccessible? VESDA sampling pipe and disruptive to business. A VESDA
can be positioned near the risk area system detects early and buys time
and the detector can be positioned to minimize damage. Configurable
for easy maintenance. alarm thresholds can be used for
cause and effect planning and to
release suppression automatically.

When smoke is difficult to detect

In areas with high ceilings or where
there is high airflow, smoke may be
diluted or stratify below ceiling level,
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When unobtrusive detection is Exploration Vessel, A-Amin Refinery and
required many more.
In areas where it’s important to
preserve the internal design/ Integration of MILLBANK VA/PA systems with
decoration, a VESDA detector can VESDA smoke detection systems offers many
be concealed in a utility cupboard synergies for business continuity, asset
and the only visible parts will be
tiny capillary sampling tubes in the protection and emergency response.
ceiling, barely discernable to the
human eye. To find out more about an integrated solution
contact one of our regional offices or visit
When environmental conditions www.xtralis.com.
are difficult
In areas where dust and background
levels of smoke are high, use a
VESDA detector which has a clean
air barrier to protect the detection
chamber optics from contamination,
ensuring long reliable service.
Our global network of offices and
representatives means that help is
always at hand

Oil and Gas facilities that are protected by VESDA smoke detectors
ADMA - OPCO, UAE Petronas, Malaysia DuPont, USA
Brunei Shell Petroleum, Brunei Thai Oil, Thailand Chocolate Bayou, Texas, USA
Mobil Oil - Beryl Alpha Platform, Bukit Indah Power Station, Atlantis Offshore Platform, Gulf of
UK Indonesia Mexico
British Petroleum Grangemouth, Hong Kong Petrochemical Empress Gas Plant, Alberta,
UK Company, Hong Kong Canada
Shell Oil, Sweden CSPC Nanhai Petrochemicals, PEMEX, Mexico
China
Statoil, Norway Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical, PDVSA, Venezuela
China
British Petroleum Headquarters, Zhuhai Amoco Petrochemical, British Petroleum Exploration
UK China Offices, Azerbaijan
Amerada Hess Platform, UK Shanghai BP LPG, China PETROBRAS, Brazil
Aramco Berri Gas, Saudi Arabia Shanghai Bayer Petrochemical, Gulf Petrochemical Industries,
China Bahrain
Shell Petroleum, Holland Shanghai BASF, China REPSOL, Argentina
PDO Oman LNG, Sultanate of Shell, Bonny Island, Nigeria Zakum Oil Field, Abu Dhabi
Oman
Shell Oman LNG, Oman

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Consider the effects of:
Production & Manufacturing Downtime
Damage and Contamination of
Production, Research and Utility
Equipment
Insurable and Non-insurable Losses
A S P I R AT I N G S M O K E D E T E C T I O N
Cost effective, proactive fire protection is the key
priority of any clean room site:
Semiconductors/Wafer Fabs
Electronic Device Manufacturing
Research and Development Facilities
Process, Assembly and Inspection Areas
Clean Rooms
Clean room facilities such as semiconductors and wafer Early warning smoke detection minimises the destructive
fabs manufacture vital components of virtually all types effect of smoke by identifying it at the lowest level and
of electronic devices including personal computers, initiating an alarm before visible smoke is present.
telecommunication products and consumer electronics.
The best way to avoid a clean room fire and the
Other clean room types include pharmaceutical and
consequential cost of production downtime, equipment
biotechnology sites designed for product manufacture,
damage and facility loss is to install a multi-point aspirating
research and development.
active smoke detection system.
The facility construction is complex and costly due to the
sophisticated processes and equipment contained within. The VESDA Advantage....
Clean room types and their particular application VESDA - the world’s leading aspirating smoke detection
determine the level or 'class' of cleanliness required. system - provides the optimum protection against fire
Atmospherically controlled and housing sophisticated by reliably detecting the presence of smoke at the earliest
process and utility equipment, clean rooms range from possible stage.(Refer to Figure 1)
Class 1 areas (device manufacture, R & D and consumer
Allowing multiple alarm levels and sensitivities to be
product manufacture), to simple Class 4 to 7 (i.e. Class 10,
customised to individual site parameters, VESDA allows
100, 1000) areas for inspection and assembly.
an accurate interpretation of a facilitys’ environmental
Property loss and business interruption to these inputs such as smoke and raised temperature etc.
environmentally stringent, ‘clean’ facilities cannot By providing earliest detection and programmable
be compromised by the risk of fire. reporting, the incidence of ‘oversensitivity’ and
subsequent activation of nuisance alarms, unnecessary
Consider.... evaluation and production downtime is minimised.
The physical configuration of a clean room usually consists
of a sealed, pure environment with extremely high air
velocities. The air exchange rate can occur at 600
changes per hour. Temperature, humidity and particle
density must remain at a constant level.
Process and utility equipment such as wet bench stations,
the flammability and explosive nature of manufacturing
materials (gases and liquids), a ready supply of oxygen
and by-products of combustion all contribute to the high
fire risk of a clean room.
In addition, environmental factors such as heat
1 Fire Growth Curve
transfer/flame spread smoke generation and production
of toxic and corrosive gases can severely impact the
operation and output of a clean room. The progression of fire growth over time. VESDA can reliably
detect a clean room fire at the incipient stage and avoid the
The direction and volume of airflow results in a lower incidence of damage and lost production. VESDA can be
probability of detecting a clean room fire in its incipient configured to generate multiple alarms during the earliest
stage. Conventional smoke detection systems such stage of a fire.
as photo-electronic and ion smoke detectors only identify
smoke after the smoke particles become visible or are VESDA’s early warning, aspirating smoke detection
cumulatively samples air via multiple sampling holes
large enough to activate the detectors.
in a pipe network and transports the air sample
Due to the inherent requirement of a sterile atmosphere, to a centrally located detector for accurate analysis.
contamination and smoke particles can have a (Refer to Figure 2).
devastating effect on the ‘clean’ area, its equipment
and manufactured product.
 clean room determine the location of sampling points in
the clean room area. Two design layouts of clean rooms
and key sampling locations are shown in Figure 3.
Additional sampling areas include service corridors
and ducted air extracts below the raised access floor.
Design 1 Design 2

Fresh Ceiling Void

Air
* *

*Optional Roof-Space Sampling

Clean Room

2 VESDA Pipe Network

UPS Power Room

Performance-Based design
Sub - Fab Area
Performance-Based design determines the best fire
protection system by assessing the environmental risks
3 Cross Section of a Clean Room
at the concept design stage, i.e. the internal and external
environment, smoke source, smoke movement, heat
transfer and smoke detection within the structure. Positioning the pipe in the floor void beneath the raised
access floor (Figure 4) and across the dry coil (Figure 5)
VESDA’s very early warning detection technology and allows sampling to occur in the direct line of the clean
system flexibility provides optimum protection by room airflow; providing the earliest possible warning
addressing both the overall fire risk of the clean room of a potential fire event1.
area, and the individual fire risk of the equipment.

Clean Rooms Installation Scenarios Equipment eg.

Airflow Wet Bench Station
High air velocity presents as the major challenge
to detecting smoke in a clean room. The incidence of
smoke dilution and delayed detection is minimised
by locating the sampling pipe in the direct line of the
Sampling
airflow and in close proximity to the actual identified risk Holes
Airflow
(i.e. equipment). Pre - Filter

In atmospheric critical environments such as clean rooms, Floor Void

the installation of shorter sampling pipe networks allows
an earlier response time to a potential fire. A further key 4 Floor Void Sampling
consideration is the area coverage of a single aspirating
smoke detector. The efficiency of a detector is
proportional to the volume of space it protects, and the Dry Coil Unit
air volume rate exchanged through the area.
It is also important to note that external pollution may
enter the airflow via the fresh air make-up supply and
To Low
a reference detector can be installed to compensate for this. Pressure
Side of Unit

Sampling Locations
Depending on the clean room design and to provide
the earliest indication of a potential fire, there are several Airflow

possible sampling positions for VESDA’s early warning

smoke detection system. The unique environmental 5 Dry Coil Sampling
requirements, internal configuration and airflow of a
 A S P I R AT I N G S M O K E D E T E C T I O N

It’s about protecting your assets Cost effective, proactive fire protection of contents
and storage space is the key priority of any
Consider the effects of: warehouse facility:

Content Loss Mezzanine and General Storage Areas

Supply and Distribution Downtime High Bay Racking

Structural Damage and Destruction Automated Pick Areas

Loading Bays

Warehouses
From aircraft hangers to agricultural storehouses, Installing an aspirating ‘active’ smoke detection system
industrial commodities to retail merchandise, large is the best way to avoid a warehouse fire.
volume buildings and storage properties such as
warehouses and ‘superstores’ serve a numerous The VESDA Advantage….
variety of purposes.
VESDA - the world’s leading aspirating smoke detection
Consumer and commercial goods ranging from fresh, system - provides the optimum protection against fire by
frozen and packaged foods through to industrial products reliably detecting the presence of smoke at the earliest
such as automotive parts, paint, paper, textiles and possible stage. (Refer to Figure 1)
fertilizer are some examples of the high-value, and often
highly flammable stock that occupy warehouse facilities.
To allow for the demands of maximum storage
utilisation and a diverse range of contents, a typical
warehouse configuration exists as a large volume area
with high-bay racking, automated picking systems,
and general and mezzanine storage sections.

Consider….
In warehouse environments, primary factors such
as size and height, limited entry points, storage racks, 1 Fire Growth Curve
and product flammability increase the fire risk, and
subsequent detection of a fire event.
The progression of fire growth over time. VESDA can reliably detect a
While conventional smoke detection may be adequate warehouse fire at the incipient stage and avoid the incidence of
for general commercial applications, the unique damage and loss. VESDA can be configured to generate multiple
characteristics of a warehouse facility highlight the alarms during the earliest stage of a fire.
fundamental disadvantages that conventional ‘passive’
Despite the key environmental challenges of a
smoke detection such as point and beam detectors
warehouse environment, VESDA’s advanced smoke
have in application-specific environments.
detection technology overcomes the difficulties
Due to the height and volume configurations of a associated with conventional detection systems.
warehouse facility, the incidence of smoke stratification
VESDA’s early warning, aspirating smoke detection
is a major challenge to detecting a potential fire event.
cumulatively samples air via multiple sampling holes
As initial smouldering smoke does not have adequate in a pipe network and transports the air sample to
buoyancy to reach the ceiling section of a warehouse, a centrally located detector for accurate analysis.
the design, detector location and level of response of (Refer to Figure 2)
point-type and beam detectors do not provide reliable
or proactive smoke detection.
Not only can the positioning of stock and storage
racks impede access and maintenance of conventional
detectors, but the size, shape and positioning
of stock may either obstruct or cause a beam
detector to false alarm.
Other challenges to beam detection include structural
movement and contraction caused by external climatic
changes, increasing the incidence of a beam detector
activating a false alarm. Plus, there is the significant
cost associated with the number of point-type or beam 2 VESDA Pipe Network
detectors that are required to protect a warehouse facility.
By positioning the detector in an easily accessible impede VESDA’s ability to detect smoke at the earliest
location, programming and maintenance of the possible stage. (Refer to Figure 3)
detector can be performed without disrupting
routine warehouse operations.
VESDA’s pipe network can achieve a coverage of up to
2,000m2 (20,000ft2) per detector, providing cost effective
smoke detection, regardless of the size, configuration and
warehouse storage requirement. With programmable
sensitivity levels, VESDA can be customised to address
the unique environmental characteristics of a warehouse
facility, such as external pollution and airflow from the
dispatch and delivery areas.
In addition to its advanced smoke detection capabilities
and programmable alarm thresholds, VESDA’s staged
levels of response to an escalating fire condition 3 Multiple Level Sampling Points
provides the earliest opportunity for incident
investigation and management; reducing the For warehouses that contain high-scale bays and
requirement for fire brigade intervention. racking, sampling pipe can be located within the
racking with sampling points located along the
This innovative system feature, combined with VESDA’s pipework. (Refer to Figure 4)
ability to interface with an existing fire panel and
response system, provides optimum fire protection;
reducing the risk of stock loss, supply downtime and
structural damage.

Performance-based Design
Performance-Based design determines the best fire
protection system by assessing the environmental
risks at the concept design stage, i.e. the internal and
external environment, smoke source, smoke movement,
heat transfer and smoke detection within the structure.
VESDA’s performance-based, advanced detection
technology provides optimum protection of a warehouse
facility by addressing the unique characteristics of size
and height, high-scale racking and storage, and
automated picking systems.

Warehouse Installation Scenarios

For complete fire protection, VESDA’s flexible system
allows pipework to be mounted on the ceiling or roof,
and also within the storage racking.
Many industry standards specify height considerations
when installing a smoke detection system. VESDA
addresses the issue of warehouse height and the
occurrence of smoke stratification with multiple-level
sampling. By positioning either drop pipe or sampling
holes at specific levels of the warehouse ceiling and
4 In Rack Sampling
walls, the incidence of smoke stratification does not
 CABINET DETECTION
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Many computer rooms, banking environments or switch
rooms house their electrical equipment in cabinets. This
equipment presents a potential fire risk.

Cheaper, readily available hardware has resulted in the loss

of cabinets due to fire being secondary to the massive
consequential losses incurred from data loss or process
shutdown.

High temperatures experienced within this type of equipment

often require significant through-airflow to provide cooling.

A Unique Challenge
Typical cabinet fires will almost always have an electrical
source and may smoulder for some time.

High through-airflow will quickly remove smoke from an

incipient cabinet fire making it virtually impossible to detect
with conventional systems
 Why Aspirating Smoke Detection and VESDA?
VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) features the
widest range of detection sensitivity, from 0.005% Obsc/m to 20%
Obsc/m, (between 1000 times more sensitive to 5 times less
sensitive than a conventional detection system). This enables the
unit to be set to an optimum sensitivity dependent on the
application and enables detection at the very earliest stages of a
fire.

VESDA is not affected by high airflows. This allows the pipe run to
be located in the main airpath (such as in the airflow path from
cooling fans) to provide the earliest detection.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously drawn,

from an area, via a pipe
network, to a central
detector that is
continuously sampling for
small traces of smoke.

A Typical Cabinet Example

Sampling pipe work is attached to the equipment cabinets and
may pass over ventilation grills or utilise capillary sampling
tubes to enter ventilated or non-ventilated cabinets.

A LaserSCANNER option can provide addressability to

identify which cabinet, or bank of cabinet’s house the faulty
equipment.

Schematic showing
how VESDA can
be utilised to
protect equipment
cabinets.
Where can VESDA be applied?
™ Telecom Switch Rooms

™ Computer Rooms

™ Banking Operations

™ Switch Rooms

Additional Equipment
A portable unit is also available to assist with cabinet
detection. This consists of a detector with a remote display
and flexible ‘sampling probe’. When a general alarm is raised
by the VESDA system, the portable unit can be used to
pinpoint the exact cabinet that has the developing fire
condition.

Companies who rely on VESDA for

Cabinet Detection
™ Barclays Bank - UK

™ Allied Flour Mills - UK

™ ESSO - UK

™ Allianz – France

and many more…

 VESDA Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association –
Code of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection
Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0) 20 8549
5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS6266 - Code of
Practice for Fire protection of Electronic Data processing
installations.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Fire & Security

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : vesdasales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com

This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA.™. All Rights Reserved. In accordance with its policy of
continuing product and system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design
or specification without obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of
Vision Products Pty. Ltd.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
A small fire in a modern telecommunications site can have
catastrophic consequences. Although equipment and
property damage is important, in a telecommunications
environment, the business interruption to the service
provider and its customers is also a vital consideration. It is
imperative that adequate measures are taken to protect
against the consequential losses associated with fire in a
telecommunications facility such as loss of (life safety)
essential services, loss of business and permanent loss of
revenue and credibility.

The key element to providing detection which meets today’s’

fire protection objectives in telecommunications facilities is a
detection system which can reliably and consistently detect a
Fire whilst still in its incipient stage.

A Unique Challenge
Telecommunication fires often originate from an electrical
component and may smoulder for some time. They
characteristically have low thermal properties and are
difficult to detect until sufficient heat build up causes a fully
fledged Fire condition - by which time significant damage
has already occurred. Some factors include:
♦ Lack of heat energy released by the (smouldering) fire
♦ Resultant low smoke temperature
♦ Dilution caused by airflow velocities, (i.e. minimum
vertical smoke movement)
♦ Addition of clean air by ventilation systems
Why Aspirating smoke detection and VESDA

Detecting fire at the incipient stage is vital to preventing loss in

a telecommunications fire.

VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) can detect

smoke levels as low as 0.005% obscuration/m and can provide
the opportunity to detect fires before flaming occurs.
VESDA aspirating smoke detection overcomes the unique
challenges of successful detection of low levels of smoke in
telecommunications facilities.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area,
via a pipe network, to
a central detector that
is continuously
sampling for small
traces of smoke.

Where Can VESDA be used?

• Equipment / Switching rooms

• MDF's (Main distribution frames)
• Cable vaults and Tunnels
• Standby generator plant
• Microwave towers and associated equipment rooms
• Remote satellite exchanges

Primary Detection on Air Handling Unit Extract Vents

 A Telecommunications Example

Sample Pipe Return Airstream

Sample
Point

Standoff Post

AHU Vent

AHU

Sampling
Point Detail

1. Reference Detector - Used to monitor quality of air entering the protected area. The
signal from the reference detector is used to "offset" the Primary and Secondary
detectors.
2. Secondary Detector - Used to monitor the room for presence of incipient smoke.
3. Primary Detector - Used to monitor the area where smoke is most likely to travel in the
first instance. Normally extract vents of AHU's or A/C units

Note: This example demonstrates the principles of application only and should
not be used for design purposes.
 Telecommunications companies who rely on VESDA
• AT&T • Erricson
• Telstra • Hutchinson Telecom
• Bell Atlantic • Nokia Telecommunications
• British Telecom • Pacific Bell
• Cellnet • Polish Telecommunications
• Colt Telecom • Swedish Telecommunications
• Etisilat • Telefonica Espania
• Finland Telecom • Vodafone
• One2One
And many more…

Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK) ♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ VdS (Germany) ♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ UL (USA) ♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ FM (USA) ♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code of
Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0)20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS6266 - Code of Practice for Fire
protection of Electronic Data processing installations.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Fire & Security

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : vesdasales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com
This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. All Rights Reserved. In accordance with its policy of
continuing product and system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design
or specification without obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of
Vision Products Pty. Ltd.
 COLDSTORES
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Cold-store facilities store goods at temperatures as low as -40°C.

The products stored may be non-combustible, but the packing

such as cardboard, polystyrene foam or plastic containers on
wooden pallets may be highly combustible. The buildings can be
up to 20 metres high. When storage racking is used, the product
almost touches the ceiling. The refrigeration system normally
comprises banks of electric motor driven ventilators situated at
roof level.

The ceiling and walls of the cold storage area are constructed
from insulating panels made of polyurethane or polystyrene foam
between two thin sheets of steel.

A Unique Challenge
With the extremely low temperatures (-40°C) which can be
commonly found in cold stores, one could believe that a fire
hazard does not exist. Large fire losses have proven the
contrary. Cold store fires often occur because of faults
associated with electrical or lighting installations, transportation
systems or hot spots from welding and cutting.

Other major fire sources are refrigerating systems installed in

roof voids. A smouldering fire in this area can take several hours
before releasing sufficient energy to ignite the surrounding
products and spread to foam insulating materials in the walls and
ceilings.
Both storage and roof void areas are regularly unmanned and
use of polyurethane or polystyrene foam as insulation in the
construction of walls makes the building extremely vulnerable.
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 Electronic components in conventional detection systems are
not designed to withstand the extremely low temperatures in
the storage area. High humidity roof void areas often prevent
conventional detectors from operating reliably.

Why Aspirating smoke detection and VESDA?

VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection apparatus) provides early,
reliable detection in coldstores despite their arduous environmental
characteristics.

Early detection not only prevents potential loss of the building and
its contents but also prevents ongoing consequential losses such
as the financial impact of business interruption.

In addition to providing multiple early warning alarms, VESDA

benefits from low cost maintenance as critical components are
installed outside the cold store area and are easy accessible.
In-built features supervise the maintenance requirements of the
system.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area,
via a pipe network, to
a central detector that
is continuously
sampling for small
VLaserPLUS
ESDA 88
traces of smoke.

A Typical Coldstore Example

Cold store protection with capill

Roof void

VESDA
detector with
water trap
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Where Can VESDA be Applied
• Cold store storage area

• Plant rooms

• Roof voids

• Associated computer facilities

• Standby generator plant

Companies with Cold Stores Who Rely

on VESDA

• ASDA regional distribution centres

• Brookes Distribution
• Excel Logistics
• Frigoskandia
• Glaxo Welcome
• Henderson foods
• NAAFI freezers
• Nestlé Freeze dried coffee manufacture
• Tesco cold store
• Sea Freeze
• Pleroma Distribution

and many more…

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 VESDA Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code
of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0) 20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS5839 - Fire detection
and alarm systems for buildings - Part 1 Code of Practice for
System Design, Installation and Servicing.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com

This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. All Rights Reserved. In accordance with its policy of
continuing product and system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design
or specification without obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of
Vision Products Pty. Ltd.

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 ATRIA
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Large, open areas such as Atria have become increasingly
popular in modern building design.

Architecture and the shape and volume of Atria frequently

vary, yet still demand a smoke detection system that complies
with local health and safety and fire regulations.

A Unique Challenge
The large, open areas characteristic of Atria makes smoke
extremely difficult to detect. The smoke from even a moderate
fire will quickly lose buoyancy as it cools. The result is a
smoke sample that either does not reach the point of
detection or becomes too diluted for a conventional system to
detect.

The high ceilings typical of Atria makes access to

conventional detection systems difficult to achieve and they
are therefore expensive to maintain.

Unlike beam detectors, VESDA is unaffected by decorations,

promotional banners or helium filled balloons.

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Why Aspirating smoke detection and VESDA?
VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) excels at
detecting highly diluted smoke and offers an extremely wide
sensitivity range from 0.005% obscuration/metre (for detecting low
levels of highly diluted smoke) to 20% obs/metre.(typically 5 times
less sensitive than a conventional detection system).

Maintenance and interrogation is carried out at the detector

location, which would typically be in plant rooms, and as such no
specialist equipment such as high lift access platforms would be
required.
VESDA therefore provides:
♦ Easy access for maintenance and testing.
♦ Low cost of ownership.
♦ The detection solution to unpredictable air movements and
stratification
♦ Discrete detection where aesthetics are important.
♦ Early warning with staged alarms for intelligent phased
evacuation.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area,
via a pipe network, to
a central detector that
is continuously
sampling for small
VLaserPLUS
ESDA 88
traces of smoke.

A Typical Atria example

Standard
VESDA ceiling
sampling

Second
sampling pipe
penetrates all
air layers. (pipe
sizes are
exagerated for
clarity)

Stratification
layers

Public area
open to main
atrium volume.

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Where can VESDA be applied?
♦ Offices

♦ Shopping Malls

♦ Banks

♦ Hotels

♦ Exhibition Centres

♦ Entertainment and Sports Venues

Buildings with Atria which rely on VESDA

♦ Bluewater Shopping Centre
♦ The Trafford Shopping Centre
♦ Braehead Shopping Centre
♦ Overgate Shopping Centre
♦ Blackburn Shopping Centre
♦ Museum of Scotland
♦ Almondvale Shopping Centre
♦ General Register House
♦ Melrose House
♦ Dublin Civic Offices
♦ Lowry Centre

and many more…

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 Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code
of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0) 20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS5839 – Fire detection
and alarm systems for buildings - Part 1 Code of Practice for
System Design, Installation and Servicing.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com

This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. In accordance with its policy of continuing product and
system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design or specification without
obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of Vision Products Pty.
Ltd.

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 WAREHOUSE
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Warehouses are, by virtue of their size and contents, a major fire
risk.

They can contain a diverse range of products, from frozen foods

to flammable paint and can be automated or feature low staffing
levels.

Fire loading is not limited to product stored. Packing materials,

pallets, battery or gas powered forklift trucks and other
flammable materials add further to the risk.

Losses associated with a fire can be catastrophic and the

consequences can range from stock loss to company closure.

An additional consideration is the height of many storage areas

which can make conventional detection unsuitable.

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A Unique Challenge
In the large, open areas which are a characteristic of high
storage facilities, stratification caused by space heating or solar
heating from the warehouse roof can pose a particular problem.
This makes smoke extremely difficult to detect.

The smoke from even a moderate fire will quickly lose buoyancy
as it cools. The result is a smoke sample which either, does not
reach the point of detection or becomes too diluted for a
conventional system to detect.

Furthermore, high roofs, the presence of racking and the nature

of operations typical of warehouses limit access and often
increase the quantity of conventional detectors required, making
them expensive to service & maintain. Incorrect positioning of
stock could also impair the effectiveness of beam detectors.

Why Aspirating smoke detection and VESDA?

VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) excels at
detecting highly diluted smoke and offers an extremely wide
sensitivity range from 0.005% obscuration/metre (for detecting low
levels of highly diluted smoke) to 20% obs/metre.(typically 4 times
less sensitive than a conventional detection system).

Maintenance and interrogation is carried out at the detector location

and requires no specialist equipment such as cherry pickers.

VESDA provides:
ƒ Up to 2000m2 coverage from a single detector
ƒ Easy access for maintenance and testing
ƒ Low cost of ownership.
ƒ Early warning with staged alarms for intelligent response

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area,
via a pipe network, to
a central detector that
is continuously
sampling for small
VLaserPLUS
ESDA 88
traces of smoke.

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 A Typical Warehouse Example

Pipework runs at high

level with drop pipes
to intermediate points
on racking to
overcome stratified
smoke layers

The example shows VESDA LaserPLUS installed with vertical drop pipe
sampling to overcome stratification caused by heating.

Companies with Warehouses who rely on

VESDA
♦ Kays Automated Warehouse
♦ Clarks Warehouse
♦ Booker Distribution
♦ Jotun Paint Warehouse
♦ Tesco Cold Store
♦ ASDA Cold Stores
♦ Jet Air Services Warehouse
♦ St Ivel Warehouse
♦ BP Polymer Warehouse
♦ IKEA Warehouse Metz - France
♦ IKEA Warehouse Sweden
♦ GAC Dubai
♦ QGPC Qatar

and many more…

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 Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code
of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0)20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS BS5839 – Fire
detection and alarm systems for buildings - Part 1 Code of
Practice for System Design, Installation and Servicing.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0)20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com

This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. In accordance with its policy of continuing product and
system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design or specification without
obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of Vision Products Pty.
Ltd.

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 CALL CENTRE
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Call Centres are an increasingly common feature of
modern business life.

Typically operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week they

have come to be regarded as an essential, non-
interruptible service. The interruption to this direct
customer link due to fire can result in significant
consequential losses.

A Unique Challenge

Call Centres are typically large void, high ceiling areas.

Smoke from even a moderate fire will quickly lose
buoyancy as it cools, The resulting dilution makes it
difficult for conventional systems to detect.

Limited access in Call Centres often makes conventional

systems costly to maintain.

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Why Aspirating Smoke Detection and VESDA?
VESDA excels at detecting highly diluted smoke and can detect
smoke levels as low as 0.005% obscuration per metre.

Furthermore, the VESDA detector can be installed outside the

protected area, perhaps in a convenient service area. All necessary
maintenance and interrogation can be undertaken at a convenient
location without business disruption and loss of profit.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area, via
a pipe network, to a
central detector that is
continuously sampling
for small traces of
smoke. VESDA
LaserPLUS
88

A Typical Call Centre Example

High ceilings of call centres,

some with sound baffling,
cause particular pipework
problems. Sampling in the
main pipe run with drop pipes
to intermediate levels can
easily overcome these
restrictions.

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Where can VESDA be applied?
• Call Centre operation area

• Floor voids

• Equipment rooms

• Standby power plant

• Data areas

Call Centres that Rely on VESDA

♦ British Telecom Call Centre – Belfast

♦ British Telecom Call Centre – Newcastle

♦ Ventura Call Centre – Rotherham

♦ British Telecom Call Centre – Warrington

♦ British Telecom Centre – Gosforth

♦ British Petroleum - Aylesbury

and many more…

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 VESDA Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code
of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0)20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS BS5839 – Fire
detection and alarm systems for buildings - Part 1 Code of
Practice for System Design, Installation and Servicing.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0)20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com

This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. In accordance with its policy of continuing product and
system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design or specification without
obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of Vision Products Pty.
Ltd.

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HALON ALTERNATIVES
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Increasing environmental consideration has resulted in a
revision to European regulation 3093/94 controlling the use
of Ozone Depleting Substances. The result of this policy is
the demand to decommission existing Halon systems.

Under draft regulation article 4.4 Halons can only be used

until December 2002 (including refills), all Halon systems in
general are required to be replaced by 31st December 2003.

A unique Challenge
Halon is a widely used and effective extinguishant. Since its
demise due to the requirements to control Ozone depleting
substances, there are NO drop-in replacements.

The user of such systems has to choose between Chemical,

or Inert Gases, Water Mist or Sprinkler systems. Generally
Halon’s were installed in critical high risk, high value
applications such as Computer rooms, telecommunications,
electrical data processing etc.

The installation of alternative systems can be disruptive to

the operation of these critical areas, requiring major planning
and possible business disruption.

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Why Aspirating detection and VESDA?
People, data, computers and telecommunications are critical
to every part of our life and economy. Fire and its
consequences through even small incidents resulting in
smoke damage can have significant implications which can
incur loss of business, loss of valuable data, loss of time and
shut down.

There is no doubt that extinguishant systems do control fires.

However, by such time much damage may have already
occurred. VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) is
designed to greatly reduce the risk of fire by indicating the
incipient stage of fire to allow corrective action to be taken
before damage can occur.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area,
via a pipe network, to
a central detector that
is continuously
sampling for small
VESDA 88
traces of smoke.
LaserPLUS

Working with suppression

VESDA has been successfully installed as a replacement for
extinguishant systems, providing early detection, allowing
corrective action to be taken and working in conjunction with
the main fire detection system. However, there may be
occasions where the cause and effect plan requires
integration with an extinguishant system as a back up to the
VESDA detection system.

Historically aspirating systems have been used to either

replace or complement the extinguishing system, as they are
often believed to provide the release of extinguishant too
early.

However, VESDA LaserPLUS provides both early detection

AND the option for extinguishant release in one detection
package.

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 VESDA, the Effective Solution
VESDA LaserPLUS combines a wide range of
sensitivity from 0.005% to 20% obscuration/ metre
and uniquely, four alarm levels for integration into any
cause and effect plan. The following Fire Growth
graph shows how VESDA LaserPLUS provides both
early warning and the option for Extinguishant
release.

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE

4
Incipient Stage - No Visible Flaming Intense
Visible Smoke Smoke Fire Heat

SMOKE DENSITY
VELSDA
aserPLUS
88

SPRINKLER
Extinguishant
release
VESDA Laserplus

TIME
ALERT ACTION FIRE 1 FIRE 2

Early warning to facilitate A suppression (fire 2) signal to

TIME
early intervention, control of
the environment using Alert,
Action and Fire1.
initiate the release of extinguishant
at the appropriate level, either in
conjunction with fire1 or a point
detector from the fire control panel

Where can VESDA be applied?

In areas that require zero or minimal down time
„ Telecommunications
„ Computer rooms
„ Clean rooms
„ Anechoic chambers
„ Television stations
„ Radio Stations
„ Robotic equipment
In areas where extinguishant release and business
disruption should be avoided
„ Magnetic media libraries
„ Electrical Data Processing facilities
„ Flight simulators
„ Diagnostic facilities
„ CAD /CAM facilities
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 VESDA Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code
of Practice for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0) 20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS6266 - Code of
Practice for Fire protection of Electronic Data processing
installations.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com
This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. In accordance with its policy of continuing product and system
improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design or specification without obligation
and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of Vision Products Pty. Ltd.

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 HERITAGE
ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTION

Overview
Heritage buildings are the homes of irreplaceable architecture,
works of art, archives, libraries, furniture and many other items
owned by nations or private individuals.

Because conventional detection has proved to be difficult to

install discretely, smoke detection has generally been reliant on
the actions of the occupants with suppression by the fire brigade.

A heritage fire results in the loss or damage of irreplaceable

artefacts due to fire, smoke or water.

A Unique Challenge
Due to the aesthetics of most heritage buildings, such as ornate
ceilings or ceiling art-work, a discreet, unobtrusive smoke
detection system is often desirable.

Large, open atria or voids feature stratified, thermal layers that

can prevent cooled smoke from reaching ceiling level. As such,
conventional systems will normally only respond when a fully-
fledged fire condition is reached, by which time significant
damage has already occurred.

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Why Aspirating Smoke Detection and
VESDA?
VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) provides the
discrete detection required in heritage buildings by routing the
sampling pipes in areas that are not visible from normal
occupancy.

Small-bore capillary pipes are used to provide detection at the

required location. The room fabric often dictates the location of
these capillary tubes. Hiding the capillary tubes behind light
fittings, blending in with ceiling paintings or forming part of the
ceiling sculptures can all be used to provide ‘invisible’ smoke
detection.

In high volume, atria applications such as cathedrals, capillary

sample points can be routed into the area at intermediate vertical
levels to good effect to overcome stratification. The higher
potential sensitivity of the VESDA system means that less smoke
is required at the sample points to provide an alarm condition.

How Does Aspirating Smoke Detection Work?

Air is continuously
drawn, from an area, via
a pipe network, to a
central detector that is
continuously sampling
for small traces of
smoke. VLaserPLUS
ESDA 88

A Typical Heritage Example

Pipework can be routed,

via capillary tubes, to a
convenient location within
the risk area, using the
building fabric to hide the
sample points

Capillary tube protruding

in to the risk

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Where can VESDA be applied?

™ Cathedrals

™ Churches

™ Stately Homes

™ Museums

™ Libraries

™ Archives

Heritage Sites Which Rely on VESDA

™ St Paul’s Cathedral – London
™ Prime Ministers Weekend Home – Chequers
™ Mappa Mundi – Hereford Cathedral
™ House of Lords – London
™ National Gallery – London
™ Osbourne House – Isle of Wight
™ Top Kapi Palace - Istanbul
™ Finland National Art Gallery – Helsinki
™ Kings College – Stockholm
™ Culzean Castle – Ayreshire
™ Winchester Cathedral – Winchester
™ Chapel Royal – Dublin
™ Lulworth Castle – England
™ Rycote Chapel – Oxford
™ St James’ Palace – London
™ Truro Cathedral – Truro
™ Birmingham Cathedral – Birmingham

and many more…

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 VESDA Global Approvals
♦ LPCB (UK)
♦ VdS (Germany)
♦ UL (USA)
♦ FM (USA)
♦ SSL (Australia)
♦ JMI (Japan)
♦ AFNOR (France)
♦ CNBOP (Poland)

Others pending.

Installation and Performance Standards

♦ British Fire Protection Systems Association – Code of Practice
for Category 1 Aspirating Detection Systems.
Available from the BFPSA – telephone +44 (0) 20 8549 5855
♦ British Standard Institute – BS5839 – Fire detection and alarm
systems for buildings - Part 1 Code of Practice for System
Design, Installation and Servicing.
Available from the BSI – telephone +44 (0) 20 8996 7000

For information on other projects or application guides,

please contact:

Vision Systems – VESDA

Vision House
Focus 31, Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire, HP2 7BW, UK
Tel : +44 (0) 1442 242330
Fax : +44 (0) 1442 249327
E-Mail : VESDAsales@vse.co.uk

www.vesda.com
This publication is a guide only. Do not cite this document as a requirement or specification for
system design.
© 2000 Vision Systems – VESDA™. In accordance with its policy of continuing product and
system improvement, Vision Systems reserves the right to change design or specification without
obligation and without further notice. VESDA is a registered trademark of Vision Products Pty.
Ltd.

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