Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO₂). It is extremely cold (-78.5°C) and sublimates directly from solid to gas. It is used for food cooling, transport, and dry ice blasting cleaning.
Knowledge Base & FAQ
All technical information about industrial and medical gases, dry ice applications, safety, and fire suppression systems.
Knowledge Base & FAQ
All technical information about industrial and medical gases, dry ice applications, safety, and fire suppression systems.
Argon is an inert noble gas. It is completely non-flammable and is used as a shielding gas in TIG/MIG welding processes to protect the weld pool from oxidation.
Medical oxygen is classified as a medicine, produced under strict medical regulations with high purity (>99.5%) and zero humidity for inhalation. Industrial oxygen is used for welding and cutting and may contain trace impurities.
Gas fire suppression systems are one of the most reliable fire protection solutions in critical areas where water or foam usage could damage equipment. They extinguish fires in a short time by reducing oxygen levels, absorbing heat, or interrupting chemical reactions.
Common application areas include data centers, server rooms, telecommunication centers, museums, hospitals, and control rooms. As solution partners of SIEMENS BT and Bursan, we design and install systems complying with NFPA, VdS, EN 15004, UL, and FM standards.
Automatic gas fire suppression systems are high-security fire protection solutions that detect fires at their initial stage and control them without human intervention. Especially preferred in areas where water or foam usage could damage electronic equipment, sensitive machinery, or valuable assets, these systems protect lives, business continuity, and critical infrastructure.
The system activates automatically based on signals from detectors and discharges extinguishing gas. The gas suppresses fire by stopping the chemical reaction or lowering the oxygen level below the combustion threshold, securing equipment and data systems without water or chemical residue.
Our company provides turnkey services including hazard analysis, hydraulic calculations, design, installation, periodic maintenance, and service complying with NFPA, EN 15004, VdS, UL, and FM standards. As a SIEMENS BT solution partner, we deliver international standard solutions integrated with SIEMENS and BURSAN technologies.
What is Automatic Gas Fire Suppression Systems?
Fire is not only a disaster that damages physical structures, but also a serious security risk that threatens production continuity, critical data, technological infrastructure, and most importantly, human life. Especially in data centers, electrical rooms, energy facilities, industrial production areas, and spaces with sensitive electronic systems, traditional suppression methods may not always offer the right solution. Using an incorrect suppression method in such areas can cause greater financial damage than the fire itself.
Automatic gas fire suppression systems are high-performance fire protection systems that work with advanced detection technologies to detect fire at its initial stage and activate automatically without human intervention. These systems control fire within seconds, securing both human life and critical equipment.
The most important feature of gas suppression systems is that they perform suppression without using water, foam, or dry chemical powder. Instead, special suppression gases selected according to the characteristics of the space to be protected are discharged in a controlled manner. The gas suppresses the fire by stopping the chemical chain reaction of the flame or by reducing the oxygen level below the combustion threshold.
Thanks to this method, electronic devices, servers, communication systems, control panels, automation equipment, and high-cost production machinery are not damaged during and after suppression. Furthermore, since the system leaves no water, foam, or powder residue, cleanup and re-commissioning times are minimized.
Today, automatic gas fire suppression systems have become an indispensable part of international standards in high-risk areas such as data centers, telecommunication infrastructures, energy plants, hospitals, laboratories, banks, museums, archive rooms, defense industry facilities, ships, offshore platforms, and industrial production plants.
How Do Automatic Gas Fire Suppression Systems Work?
A gas fire suppression system is not just composed of gas cylinders. The system is an integrated fire safety solution in which detection, control, warning, and suppression equipment work together.
When a fire starts, smoke, heat, or flame detectors first sense the changes occurring in the environment. Signals from detectors are transmitted to the fire detection control panel, which starts the alarm process according to the set scenario.
Alarm sirens and strobes are activated to ensure that people in the room are safely evacuated. After the evacuation time is complete, the suppression panel activates the electrical or pneumatic release mechanism on the gas cylinders.
The suppression gas, stored under high pressure inside the cylinders, is homogeneously distributed to the protected space through a specially designed piping system and calculated nozzles.
Depending on the selected gas type:
- The chemical reaction of the fire is stopped,
- The oxygen level in the environment is reduced within safe limits,
- Heat energy is absorbed to prevent the re-ignition of the flame.
All of this process is completed in just a few seconds in most applications. Thanks to this quick response, the growth of the fire is prevented and the operations of the business are returned to normal as quickly as possible.
Advantages of Gas Fire Suppression Systems
Automatic gas fire suppression systems offer several important advantages over classic suppression methods:
- Protects Critical Equipment: Using water or foam can cause serious damage to electronic systems. Gas suppression systems protect electronic devices, servers, UPS systems, electrical panels, and automation equipment without damage.
- Leaves No Residue: Since no water, foam, or chemical powder is produced after suppression, no additional cleanup is required. This is a great advantage, especially for data centers, laboratories, and production facilities.
- Provides Fast Response: It activates automatically in the first seconds of the fire, preventing the flame from growing and minimizing financial losses.
- Supports Business Continuity: Fires in production facilities cause not only equipment loss but also production downtime. Since gas suppression systems shorten cleanup and re-commissioning times, they allow businesses to resume operations quickly.
- Offers Eco-Friendly Solutions: New generation clean agent gases are developed taking environmental impacts into account. Especially suppression agents like Novec 1230 are among sustainable fire safety solutions due to their low global warming potential and short atmospheric lifetime.
Why Are Gas Fire Suppression Systems Preferred?
Today, businesses aim not only to extinguish fires but also to protect production continuity. A few minutes of interruption in a data center can cause millions of liras in data loss. A fire in a production facility can lead to production downtime that lasts for weeks.
Therefore, automatic gas fire suppression systems are not evaluated merely as systems that control fire, but as strategic investments that ensure the operational continuity of the business.
A properly designed gas fire suppression system installed in compliance with international standards protects lives while securing the most valuable assets of the business, reducing potential financial losses, and helping operations resume as quickly as possible after a fire.
These are clean agent gas fire suppression systems used in server rooms, electrical panels, and archives. They extinguish fire by removing heat energy within 10 seconds without leaving any residue.