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INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS FOR TUNNEL PROTECTION

Disastrous tunnel fires in the past years have shown that there's still a lot of work to do in regard to effective fire protection for road and train tunnels. IFEX Technologies with its tunnel extinguishing system has now developed an effective concept which will provide a major contribution to tunnel safety.

The decisive IFEX product advantage - efficient water usage - was turned over into a combination of innovative extinguishing systems: fixed installation on the tunnel wall, or mounted on fast initial attack vehicles. These systems need to carry only a small amount of water to achieve maximum effect with a few targeted impulse shots: to either extinguish the fire in a still early stage or at least to cool down the temperature inside the tunnel, by means of the enormous cooling surface and heat absorption capacity of the impulse shot, so people can be rescued and firefighters can get access to the fire.

Ask for a copy of the ‚Sintef' test report on the official IFEX tunnel testings at the ‚Akrafjorden' tunnel in Norway.


WHEELED SYSTEM (4 WHEEL DRIVE)

The IFEX tunnel truck carries 2x12 or 2x15 litre impulse cannons. In addition, hose reel units with the one litre handheld IFEX impulse gun are mounted. The truck is provided with a 1,000 litre water reservoir, motor driven water pump and air cylinders for powering of the impulse cannons and the impulse guns. The cannons are equipped with a pan and tilt mechanism for shooting in all directions and are operated from the driver's cabin. For accurate shooting the mechanism has a locking system that is activated upon triggering.
In a tunnel fire situation, the trucks will enter the tunnel openings and shoot frequently to reduce the temperature, reach the site of the fire and extinguish. The Tunnel FireHunter is equipped with an inline foam injector for effective extinguishing of liquid fuel fires.