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In Russia, with compact fog clouds over the steppes
at the end of the earth, weather is severe cold and
polar, with icy winds. Temperatures fall as low as –
40°C or even – 50°C.
For this specific job, SANCO has been requested to
design the equipment and select EAC certified special
instrumentation for -52°C as well.
The scope of SANCO has been the engineering,
procurement and construction of modular self-
contained fire suppression systems (deluge valves,
CO2 gas systems and HFC227ea systems) for a total
value of more than 9 million Euros throughout two
years.
Low temperature materials have been used for piping up to 40 tons), all of them have been easily loaded. Deluge valves on skid
and structures to withstand in the cold climate. Since for Kazakhstan
water may freeze, heat traces have been installed at In Kazakhstan, a significant project has been
piping and machineries have been placed into special accomplished by supplying similar systems for a total
containers with air conditioning systems to prevent value of more than 17 million Euros.
possible freezing. The project included:
The packages, together with two power generators for • 90 skid mounted units with HFC227ea gas
granting temperatures not down 5°C in order to avoid systems into insulated and warmed enclosures
any sudden change of temperature during • 38 skid mounted units with about 194 deluge
transportation to the site, have been loaded and valves of different sizes contained into insulated
shipped on board of special oversized cargos in and warmed enclosures
convoys escorted by police. • a big foam pumping station installed inside a large
150 deluge valves have been enclosed into the above size insulated and warmed prefabricated house
mentioned 19 containers. • 2 big storage insulated tanks, each one of 54000
Additionally, other containers have been delivered liters capacity
enclosing more than 1400 high pressurized CO2 • more than 100 tons of AFFF 3% foam concentrate
cylinders of 67 liters capacity / each. and 20 tons AR/AFFF 3%. Both the foam
Every container had a weight of about 20-30 tons and, concentrates were freeze protected type, suitable
thanks to the rail crane owned by SANCO (able to lift for very low temperatures.

Foam deluge skids for
Kazakhstan

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