Fomtec® BFZ 1 ½ - 8 S

between flange inductors

Features
Fixed between-flange installation
High back pressure
High suction height
Suites all foams
Description
The Fomtec BFZ (Between Flange Z-inductor) series
represents an extension of the existing line of Z-inductors
for fixed use.

Application
The BFZ inductor can be installed in all fixed flow systems,
especially in areas where deluge nozzles are used such as
storage facilities and aircraft hangars. Picture shows the Fomtec BFZ 6”

Operation
The BFZ is installed inside the pipe work between two
DIN-PN16-flanges. The BFZ works using the injector
principle, i.e. foam concentrate is sucked into the inductor
without using a foam pump. Both low and high viscosity
concentrates can be used in conjunction with the BFZ.
Depending on the requested flow, pressure, foam
concentrate type and proportioning ratio, the inductor will
be equipped with the exact orifice at the entry of the foam
pipe. Induction performance and suction height will be
factory adjusted per application.

When ordering
Each inductor is factory calibrated to match the specific
system requirements. To ensure that the correct
performance is achieved, the following parameters must be Picture shows the Fomtec BFZ 1.5”
defined at the order stage:
• inlet pressure
• total system flow
• foam type & viscosity
• mixing percentage
• vertical suction height
• horizontal suction pipe length

Installation guidelines
To achieve foam suction and correct foam mixing, the BFZ
must have a pressure drop of 34% at 1% & 3% mixing ratio
and 36% at 6% mixing ratio.

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Technical data
Model BFZ BFZ BFZ BFZ BFZ BFZ BFZ BFZ
1½ 2 2½ 3 4 6 8 8-S
Size DN 40 DN 50 DN 65 DN 80 DN 100 DN 150 DN 200 DN 200
Flow Rate
480 lpm 1000 lpm 1600 lpm 2000 lpm 3300 lpm 6600 lpm 9900 lpm 16500 lpm
(max)
Flow rate
80 lpm 120 lpm 240 lpm 360 lpm 550 lpm 1100 lpm 1650 lpm 1650 lpm
(min)
Inlet pressure
16 bar 16 bar 16 bar 16 bar 16 bar 16 bar 16 bar 16 bar
(max)
Inlet pressure
4 bar 4 bar 4 bar 4 bar 4 bar 4 bar 4 bar 4 bar
(min)
Required
pressure drop 34-36% 34-36% 34-36% 34-36% 34-36% 34-36% 34-36% 34-36%

K Factor range 40-120 60-180 120-400 180-500 275-1000 550-2000 825-3000 1375-5000
Proportioning
1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6% 1, 3 or 6%
rate
Suction height
3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
(max)
Flange type
DN 40 DN 50 DN 65 DN 80 DN 100 DN 150 DN 200 DN 200
PN16
Foam inlet (A) 3/4" 3/4" 1" 1" 1½" 2" 2½" 3"
Between
Flange 38 38 45 52 58 70 85 85
proportions(B)
Body size (F) 91 106 126 143 160 215 270 270
Height (H) 112 120 137 148 187 230 340 370
Length (LI) 12 12 15 9 20 25 20 15
Length (Lo) 223 223 360 360 343 335 330 330
Total Length
(LT) 273 273 420 421 421 430 435 430

Pipe length up
and down 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ 5xØ
stream
Weight 3 kg 4 kg 4 kg 6 kg 7 kg 21 kg 40 kg 46 kg
Material Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze

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Working ranges
BFZ 1 ½” BFZ 2”
Inlet pressure (bar) Inlet pressure (bar)

16 16

14 14

12 12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Flow rate (lpm) Flow rate (lpm)

BFZ 2 ½” BFZ 3”

Inlet pressure (bar)

Inlet pressure (bar)

16 16

14 14

12 12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Flow rate (lpm) Flow rate (lpm)

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BFZ 4” BFZ 6”

Inlet pressure (bar)

Inlet pressure (bar)

16 16

14 14

12 12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000 800 1600 2400 3200 4000 4800 5600 6400 7200 8000

Flow rate (lpm) Flow rate (lpm)

BFZ 8” BFZ 8” S

Inlet pressure (bar)

Inlet pressure (bar)

16
16

14
14

12
12

10 10

8 8

6 6

4 4

2 2

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 1800 3600 5400 7200 9000 10800 12600 14400 16200 18000

Flow rate (lpm) Flow rate (lpm)

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