Tailored, Ultra Energy-Efficient Fire Prevention
OxyReduct V-Line® oxygen reduction systems are used at NewCold in Burley. They are located just a few meters away from the protected area in a separate technical room on an intermediate level of the warehouse. Equipped with their own ompressors, the oxygen reduction systems generate nitrogen using the ambient air, introducing it into the warehouse. The controlled nitrogen supply lowers the oxygen content in the protected area, thus creating a fire-retardant atmosphere. OXY·SENS® sensors continuously measure the oxygen concentration in the protected area, working with the OxyControl system to maintain a constant oxygen operation concentration. This was calculated as part of fire tests performed during the deep-freeze warehouse design phase, taking the individual ignition thresholds of the materials found in the warehouse into consideration. As a result, NewCold prevents fires in its deep-freeze warehouse while ensuring the usual deliveries to its customers 24/7. Products are stored and retrieved through five airlocks in the automated high-bay warehouse, minimizing the outflow losses of the oxygen-reduced atmosphere and the cold air from the storage area.
