Introducing our brand new PermaMass® FEATHERWEIGHT.
A brand-new technology for total flood fire suppression systems in high-pressure seamless cylinders by Queen’s Award winning, Coltraco Ultrasonics and the Durham Institute of Research, Development & Invention.
PermaMass® FEATHERWEIGHT is the world’s first dedicated three-gas-system to continuously monitor high pressure fire suppression agents, such as Inergen™, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Clean Agent cylinders with combined Nitrogen; Reporting loss of agent quantity in real-time, un-affected by temperature.
The PermaMass® FEATHERWEIGHTis a fixed 24/7 fast-acting weight monitoring system for Inert Gas, CO2 and Clean Agent Fixed Fire Suppression Systems.
Get complete peace of mind that your system is fully protected – 24/7
- Highly accurate: within 1% of true agent weight and within 1% for pressure loss in Inergen™ systems above 10 kg agent weight.
- Hot Climate: operates on CO2 at high temperatures, where liquid level testing is not possible.
- Risks: can be identified earlier allowing planned remedial action to take place without the need to shut down the fire suppression system.
- Easy Installation: ideal for retrofitting along with full refits of your fire suppression systems.
Fixed Weight Monitoring for Fire Suppression Systems
Cylinder agent leakage can cause an entire fire suppression system to malfunction, and if undetected could result in an ineffective release of agent that may fail to extinguish a fire. A catastrophic leakage event that dispels entire contents of a cylinder is immediately apparent; however, slow leakage over time is very hard to detect.
Slow leakage resulting in a 10% decrease in CO2 agent mass requires complete replacement of the system and 5% if using clean agents or Inert gas systems. Therefore, it is imperative to be aware of slow leakage to allow maintenance to take place before a failure occurs.
Under ISO 6183 CO2 systems, must be continuously monitored.
ISO 6183:2022:
Clause 6.2.4.3 – The content of the containers shall be monitored continuously. Any loss of more than 10% carbon dioxide in any container shall be automatically indicated.
The PermaMass® FEATHERWEIGHT is our innovative answer to the need for continuous Inert Gas, CO2 and Clean Agent cylinder contents monitoring. We recognise the need for continuous asset protection and monitoring and having one master control unit to display the constant agent weight fluctuation in high-pressure gaseous system installations, covering up to twelve cylinders is industry leading. Merging fundamental mathematics to enable true constant monitoring along with cutting edge engineering that could be easily retrofitted, bringing you our latest addition to the complex continuous monitoring technology.
Monitoring the mass of your cylinder contents is a fundamental way of measuring agent loss, against the risk of accidental discharge or slow seepage of agent and is the only method that is not affected by pressure or temperature. This enables cylinders to be constantly monitored 24/7 with the PermaMass® FEATHERWEIGHT to ensure they are at designed capacity, but we also provide real-time information on the exact amount of agent in the cylinders to less than 1% accuracy above 10 kg agent weight or 100 g below.
During a leak event, the system will show you the exact amount of agent loss, including percentage loss in each cylinder, and if monitoring Inergen™, it will show pressure loss, which is intrinsically linked to mass, all displayed on a full-colour 4.3” display.
