Aspirating Smoke Detection
Aspirating Smoke Detection
Aspirating Smoke Detection
UL-268 / UL-268A Listed Smoke (& In-Duct Smoke) Detector (Initiating Device)
FM Approved
Approved for Open Area Primary Detection
and Class 1 Div. 2 Group A, B, C, D Hazardous Locations
ASD
ASSD
HSSD
USSD
SFD
EWFD
VEWFD
“Spot Type” Smoke Detector Equivalency
NFPA 72
Sampling points of an Air Sampling type detection system are
placed where conventional spot detection would be placed*
Advantages of VESDA
•Early Warning
•Ensuring business continuity
•Allowing controlled response to fire
•Reduced False Alarms / Troubles
•Mass Detection Technology reduces response to large particles (dust,
fog, etc…)
•Wide sensitivity range overlaps traditional photo-electric and ionization
spot detectors
•Active Detection provides reliable detection in atria with no effect from
building shift, line-of-sight obstruction.
•Ease of Maintenance
•Tested & Proven in Harsh Environments
•High Airflow
•High & Low Temp
•High Humidity
•Dirty
•EMI / Radiation
•Physically Unobtrusive
How does VESDA work?
Detection Chamber
High Dust
efficiency Filter
filter
(0.3
microns)
Air inlet
To clean Sample to
air manifold detector
Other ASD technologies available in the US
• United Technologies
– AnaLaserII / CLASS
/ Orion
Laser-based particle counting
• Protec – CirrusPro
Wilson Cloud-Chamber CCD
• Airsense – Stratos 2
Laser-based light scattering
Detection Challenges
Unsupervised Chamber/Screen
If you were to place a bucket over a spot-type detector, will it detect smoke outside of the
bucket or report there is a problem? Not likely…
As contaminant builds up on the detector chamber screen, smoke laden air, which already is
highly diluted, becomes further filtered or perhaps rejected from entering the detection
chamber labyrinth with no supervision that a problem exists.
Available Technologies…
• Is less reliant on
thermal column lift
• Is less affected by
stratification
• Is less affected by
high air-flow or air-
currents
• Spacing does not
need to be de-rated
(per code)
• Earlier more Reliable
detection of a fire
Performance Comparison
• Spot Ionization 1.0 - 1.5 % per foot (Not suggested above 300 fpm per NFPA 72)
• Spot Photo-electric 2.5 - 3.5 % per foot (300 – 2000 fpm - UL)
• Spot Laser 0.03 – 1.0 % per foot (300 fpm max - UL)
• VESDA Laser-Based Detection – 0.0015 – 6.25 % per foot (4000 fpm – UL!!!)
– Widest Range of any UL or FM approved smoke detector!
• One detector fits most Applications
– field adjustable sensitivity
– 4 programmable levels of alarm
– Staged outputs
– Suppression / Pre-action Interface Friendly
Total control provided by ASD….
Return
Air Grille
Floor
Floor Void
ASAT Validation Testing
Sampling
Hole Spacing
~200 sq.ft.
Transport
Time Shall
NOT Exceed
120 Seconds
How does VEWFD & EWFD differ from SFD?
• Per NFPA 76 …
– 200 sq.ft. required spacing in room and sub-floor (VEWFD)
400 sq.ft. (EWFD)
– 4 sq.ft. spacing at return air registers
– 0.2% (Alert) & 1.0% (Alarm) Minimum Sensitivity (VEWFD)
1.5% (Alarm) Minimum Sensitivity (EWFD)
– 60 second maximum transport times (VEWFD)
90 second (EWFD) / 120 second (SFD)
– Normal NFPA 72 requirements for Standard Fire Detection
(SFD)
“Standard Fire Detection” spacing
“Early Warning Fire Detection” spacing
“Very Early Warning Fire Detection” spacing
All spacings overlay
Product Details…