Environmentally Friendly N2 Generator Fire Suppression Systems

N2 Towers Inc. ("N2") Event Dates

1. N2 expected US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for N2 fire system use in occupied spaces sometime during 2010.

2. US Department of Transport and UN non-hazardous shipping classification approval by June 30, 2010 or sooner.

3. Successful 100% explosive fire extinguishment and prevention of re-ignition demonstrated five out five times to the US Army (TARDEC) and Underwriters Laboratory Inc. representatives on May 26, 2010 at UTeC Labs in Kansas , USA .

4. N2 fire system full scale production capability by August, 2010 in Belleville , Ontario , Canada .

 

Fire Test Videos





Right to left: Adam Richardson N2 President, George Goetz, co-inventor of the
car airbag inflator, Mitchell Richardson, N2 Sales & Security hold a 24" long
N2 generator on May 18, 2009 at UTeC Labs in Kansas
(Click to enlarge.)

Historic N2 Generator fire test and extinguishment in 100 milliseconds on May 18, 2009, which is approximately 800 times faster than conventional inert gas fire suppression systems utilizing high pressure cylinders and discharge piping networks which extinguished similar type test fires in approximately 80 seconds from point of system actuation.




UTeC Test Labs, Hallowell, Kansas, May 19, 2009
Test #4: 64 second pre-burn of heptane fuel



See the video.

(2.12 MB)



UTeC Test Labs, Hallowell, Kansas, May 19, 2009
Test #4: Video in slow motion shows that the test fire was actually extinguished in less than 100 milliseconds.



See the video.

(1.22 MB)


N2 Generator - 24" long x 6" in diameter



N2 Generators - 6" long & 12" long x 6" in diameter
The N2 Generator utilizes automotive car airbag propellant technology to generate 100 % clean nitrogen fire suppressing inert gas, which is 100% environmentally friendly and is safe for use in occupied spaces. Our automatic N2 fire detection and suppression systems have revolutionized the worldwide clean agent, halon alternative fire suppression systems industry.









This graph shows that the N2 Generator reached an internal pressure of 1,050 psi and
discharged in approximately 150 milliseconds at UTeC Labs.








N 2 Towers have arrived

The new N 2 Towers Inc. Inert Gas Generator Fire Suppression System (IGFSS) is set to change the way the industry looks at clean-agent fire suppression systems. Utilizing newly patented technology the N 2 Towers IGFSS is completely rechargeable on-site and requires no high-pressure cylinders, compressed gas liquids or discharge piping/nozzles. The system is also completely environmentally friendly.

There are two different solid car airbag propellant, inert gas generators utilized in the N 2 Towers IGFSS. The N 2 Generator produces 100% nitrogen and the Poseidon Generator produces an approximate 1/3 nitrogen and 2/3 water vapor inert gas mixture. By providing either a 100% dry nitrogen or water vapour and nitrogen fire extinguishing inert gas mixture, our clients can choose the inert gas which best suites their specific fire system needs. N 2 Towers IGFSS inert gasses displace oxygen inside a room to below 15% per volume while offering additional heat sink fire extinguishing capabilities through the application of the water vapor if required. The resulting inert gas discharge from a N 2 Towers IGFSS has zero capacity for ozone depletion and very low global warming potential. Our inert gasses do not break down into hydrogen fluoride gas decomposition by-products when exposed to an open flame, such as many existing halon alternative chemicals and gasses presently available through the worldwide fire systems industry.

 

 

general asset protection

The following illustrations depict various solutions for general asset protection. Examples include a single N 2 Tower with a 180 degree discharge diffuser and decorative panels for a computer room application, a double stacked N 2 Tower with 360 degree discharge diffusers for shipboard engine room applications, as well as a double stacked “360” N 2 Tower with decorative panels for a Museum and or Art Gallery applications.

decorative panels

N 2 Tower decorative panels transform your inert gas generator automatic fire detection and suppression system into an aesthetically pleasing work of art. 

 

military

Tank and vehicle engine enclosure single inert gas generator(s) fire extinguishing systems.

 

FIRE Protection made easy

The Poseidon Generator inert gas mixture has extinguished heptane test fires in a 1000 ft 3 space in eight to sixteen seconds after activation of one N 2 Tower (each inert gas generator protects a 250 ft 3 space). The N 2 Generator is expected to extinguish these same heptane test fires in 10 to 30 seconds after discharge of one N 2 Tower. Four generators can be activated from within one N 2 Tower thus protecting up to 1000 ft 3 . Protecting any room from fire hazards with an N 2 Towers IGFSS is simple as dividing the cubic footage by 1000 to determine the number of N 2 Towers needed. 

Some N 2 Towers IGFSS applications will not require a tower assembly to protect specific spaces – thus single or multi-actuated generators would simply require a mounting bracket for protection of: aircraft, marine/military craft, and general asset protection.

* Submittal and approval by the US EPA SNAP List is required to supply end users with the N 2 Tower IGFSS technology as a halon alternative for unoccupied and normally occupied spaces.