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NOZZLES FOR FIXED FIRE SUPPRESSION

Manual No. 104.FF

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 Choosing the Best Nozzles
Consider First the Company with the
Greatest Experience in Designing Spray
Nozzles for Fire Protection
BETE has been developing specialized nozzles for fire protection since
the early 1950's. BETE's early growth was assured with a large order to
supply the newly developed BETE spiral nozzles to Sinclair Refining
Company for protection of their catalytic cracking units. BETE has contin-
ued to build on this early experience to become pre-eminent in supplying
high performance nozzles for fixed fire protection on off-shore drilling and
production platforms, petroleum storage and transfer stations, and a wide
variety of industrial and commercial installations. Working with individual
companies and industry consortia, BETE's newest design innovations are
rewriting the books on platform and well-head protection, water curtains,
and the mitigation of toxic gas releases. BETE's success is built on its
ability to carefully engineer its nozzle designs to deliver the specific spray
performance required to efficiently suppress and extinguish many different
types of fires.

Consider: Type of Protection Needed, Nozzle Design,

Spray Performance and Spray Density

Consider: Do you need to conserve fire water supplies for low

pressure contingencies?
The spiral design is the most efficient direct-pressure atom-
izer, producing sprays 30-50% finer at a given pressure than
equivalently rated whirl nozzles. This translates into more
droplet surface area over which heat transfer can occur,
yielding significant improvements in fire suppression and
cooling effectiveness. Their greater efficiency allow the
BETE spiral nozzles (TF, TFXP, TFXPW, TF-150, TF29-180
and N series) to be operating at lower pressures and lower
flow rates without compromising the level of protection.

Consider: Is your deluge system exposed to average winds

above 10 mph?
If so, the BETE TFXPW series provides the proven fine
atomization of the spiral design and a carefully engineered
inner spray cone to punch through cross-winds and vigorous
convective plumes.

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For Fixed Fire Protection
Consider: Are you protecting a lightly packed, enclosed storage space? Nozzle Selection by Application
The BETE TF29-180 series combines a unique extra-wide
coverage high-energy spray able to project through gratings (Listed with preferred choice first)
with fine droplets characteristic of the spiral design. Devel-
oped by BETE for Naval Sea Systems Command, this series Fire Protection:
was designed to provide critical fire control and cooling within
Deluge TFXP N MP TF150 TFXPW
the tight quarters of densely paqcked ship-board magazines.
Protect off-shore 60-50 psi 60-120 psi 60-150 psi 60-50 psi
60-50 psi
Consider: Is your "dry" system plagued with scale or your fire platforms, storage 52-300 gpm 52-340 gpm 47-178 gpm 52-300 gpm 116-327 gpm
water supply with plugging solids (sand, rust scale, tanks, hazardous 90˚ - 120˚ 90˚ - 120˚ 90˚ - 120˚ 150˚ 150˚
algae, invertebrates etc.)? loading areas, and lumpy liquids FM approved lumpy liquids wide coverage lumpy liquids
The nozzles in a fixed water spray system need to be pro- spiral full cone spiral full cone whirl full cone spiral full cone spiral full cone
tected from pluggage screening out particulates with diameters equipment bays
exceeding 50% of the minimum nozzle passage-way ("free pas- Fire Protection:
sage diameter"). The BETE MaxiPass and TF-XP series of
maximum free passage nozzles provide reliable protection Special N TF29-180 SA CW
against plugging. These nozzle series deliver free passages Protect coal con- 40-200 psi
60-150 psi 60-150 psi 40-100 psi
three to four times larger than competing designs-increasing veyors, fueling and 52-340 gpm 9.3-65 gpm 0.3-19 gpm 0.25-2.2 gpm
reliability and reducing system complexity and maintenance. vulcanizing cabi- 90˚ - 120˚ 180˚ 20˚ - 40˚ 80˚ - 120˚
Consider: nets, warehouses, FM approved wide coverage 23-115 scfm whirl full or
Do you need to provide water curtain protection to
and munitions spiral full cone spiral full cone homogeneous fog hollow cone
command and control centers, evacuation staging areas,
or critical structural components? storage
When mounted to spray horizontally, the extra-wide cover-
age of the BETE TF-150 and -170 series 150˚ and 170˚ full- Fire Protection:
cone spirals function particularly effectively as a water curtain Water Wall TFXP TF150 TF170 NF FF
radiation barrier - protecting personnel, control centers and Protect personnel,
emergency mustering areas from intense heat, smoke and toxic 60-50 psi 60-150 psi 60-170 psi 60-120 psi 20-80 psi
fumes. Three separate cones work in concert to deliver assured evacuation muster 52-300 gpm 52-300 gpm 52-300 gpm 20-195 gpm 17-150 gpm
protection remarkably resistant to flame and radiation "punch- areas, equipment, 90˚ - 120˚ 150˚ 170˚ 90˚ - 120˚ 145˚
through" and wind-induced spray pattern deformation. and structures lumpy liquids wide coverage horiz. spray wall wetting
spiral full cone spiral full cone spiral full cone flat fan flat fan
from heat radiation
Consider: Does your installation require nozzles approved by
Lloyd's Factory Mutual or the U.S. Coast Guard?
BETE's N series nozzles are the only spiral design nozzles
in the industry that are Coast Guard and Factory Mutual
approved. All N series models are Factory Mutual approved.
The BETE N9 model is designed to meet FM's requirements
for use in fixed deluge installations protecting industrial trans-
formers. The entire N series is certified for use on ships and
off-shore installations by Lloyd's Register. The N3, 4 and 5
and N3W, 4W and 5W models are approved by the U.S.
Coast Guard.

Comparison of Spray Wind Resistance for the BETE N6 and N9 Deluge Nozzles
(operated at 60 psig. Modeled in 10, 20 and 35 mph Crosswinds)
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL TRAVEL HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL TRAVEL HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL TRAVEL
IN 10 MPH CROSS WINDS IN 20 MPH CROSS WINDS IN 35 MPH CROSS WINDS
HORIZONTAL REACH (feet)

HORIZONTAL REACH (feet)

HORIZONTAL REACH (feet)

HORIZONTAL (feet) For N6= DV0.9 = 988 microns; HORIZONTAL (feet) For N6= DV0.9 = 988 microns; HORIZONTAL (feet) For N6= DV0.9 = 988 microns;
N9= DV0.9 = 141.1 microns N9= DV0.9 = 141.1 microns N9= DV0.9 = 141.1 microns

N6 N9 ®

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System Set-ups
Deluge, Enclosed Area and Water Curtain
Deluge Protection of outdoor propane or LPG Water Curtain Used for
Storage Tanks Using BETE N Series Nozzles Personnel Protection on Off-
Shore Oil Platform

Distance
Between
Distance of Spray Header
Nozzles
(when Mounted Above) to Tank
on Spray
Headers

Distance
Distance of Spray Header (when Mounted below) to Tank
Between

Detail
Distance Tanks
Between
Nozzles
on Spray
Headers

Restaurant Kitchen Area

(Enclosed Area) Fire Protection
Using BETE CW Nozzles

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PO Box 1438, 50 Greenfield Street Toll Free: 800-235-0049
Greenfield, MA 01302-311 USA FAX: 413-772-6729

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