Fire Protection

When things get hot:

Fire-fighting pump packages from KSB
2 Introduction

There’s more to fire protection

than flame and fortune

In Germany alone, a fire breaks out every three minutes. In the over time. The earlier a fire is fought and contained, the less
course of each year, fires injure 600,000 people. But as well as damage it causes. Which is why engineers often equip modern
physical harm, a blaze also causes many other forms of damage. industrial plants, office buildings and shopping malls with auto-
That is particularly true of industrial fires. Buildings, investments matic fire-fighting systems. Insurance companies know how much
and the environment all suffer. Jobs are lost and livelihoods – damage this equipment can prevent: premiums on properly fitted
literally – go up in smoke. Further knock-on damage emerges buildings can fall by as much as 60 per cent.
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Customers put high demands on fire protection systems: On the

one hand, they hope that they will never actually need them. On
the other hand, they expect everything to work perfectly if fire
does strike. Fire-fighting pumps naturally face the same high
demands. All components must be constructed to be ready at
any time, despite the very limited period of use. And “ready”

means able to operate at full capacity immediately. The

range of fire-fighting techniques makes the situation even
more complicated. Water spray and water mist systems,
for example, require extra high pressure. Foam systems
need pumps in materials impervious to the medium.
4 Introduction

When things get hot, we’re on hand

KSB has been making pumps and valves for over 130 years. Our solution for every project. Which in fire protection means a lot
products are everywhere. And with KSB, the whole range of pump more than just pumps. We also provide all the other equipment
expertise comes from one company. We run our own foundries, you need for a fixed installation. Our pressure boosting units,
state-of-the-art research labs and comprehensive quality assur- for instance, ensure hydrants do their job properly. If you want,
ance. We believe this is unique, anywhere you look. KSB works KSB will also set up entire systems including control cabinets and
closely with consultants, engineers and end users to find the ideal diesel pump sets.
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Fire protection is a question of experience

KSB leads the European sprinkler pump market – with good rea- Spain and Portugal’s CEPREVEN, European standard EN 12845,
son. Our experience in fire protection stretches back more than NFPA20/FM/UL in the USA, and a host of other national standards.
40 years. And KSB makes its products on every continent. That
international presence is a major advantage in fire protection – For us, quality includes delivering ideal technology. But that is
we know our way through all the standards, certifications and just part of our first-class service. More than 1,600 KSB specialists
regulations and are represented by fire protection experts in over in over 100 service centres provide skilled help, fast. Whether
100 countries. We have the right pumps and components to your building is just being planned or older than all its occupants,
match central Europe’s VdS standard, the UK’s LPC BS 5306-2, KSB stops fires before they really get started. Water relief!
6 Reference Projects

Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt, Germany

The Commerzbank is one of Germany’s best-known retail It provides a total of 120,000 m² floor space. The Commerzbank
banks. For its headquarters in Frankfurt’s impressive financial built its headquarters with ecological principles in mind, and
district, the Commerzbank signed up the prominent British even added nine four-storey gardens between floor 7 and 39.
architect Sir Norman Foster. He designed a tower that soars KSB pumps and valves keep everything flowing smoothly in
259 meters, with a 40-metre aerial on top. Finished in 1997, the eye-catching triangular tower – as well as protecting it in
the office block was Europe’s tallest building for several years. the event of fire.

• Customer: Commerzbank AG • Scope of supply: More than 294 pumps • Fire protection products: Ten CPK-SX
and some 2,000 valves 100-315 and Etanorm-MX 80-250 horizontal
• Applications: Fire-fighting systems, heat- volute casing pumps
ing, cooling and air-conditioning, water • Pumps: Ama-Drainer, CPK, Compacta,
supply and drainage Etanorm, Eta-R, Etaline, Hyamat with • Technical data: Q = 180 to 220 m3/h
Movitec, Hyatronic, Rio and Riotec H = 80 to 120 m

• Valves: BOA-Control IMS, BOA-Compact, • Standard: VdS

BOA-Compact EKB, BOA-H, BOA-S, SISTO,
BOAX • Commissioned: May 1997
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8 Reference Projects

Kogan Creek Power Station, Chinchilla,

Queensland, Australia
Australia is putting major efforts into its Clean Energy Pro- Kogan Creek, near Chinchilla, Queensland, is Australia’s largest
gramme. They include construction of one of the continent’s single-block power station. Its air-cooling system saves up to
most environmentally friendly large-scale power stations. The 750 90 percent of conventional stations’ water requirements. Kogan
megawatt coal-fired power station in the state of Queensland is Creek dispenses with a wet cooling tower and releases surplus
a 1.2-billion-dollar project funded by the state government. heat via a dry tower. The project is a model for new power sta-
tions across arid regions of the world.

• Customer: CS Energy

• Scope of supply: B14 deep-well turbine pumps with

diesel engine /electric motor

• Technical data: Q = 126 l/s

H = 102 m

• Standards: AS2941 and NFPA-20

• Commissioned: September 2007

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Termopernambuco Natural Gas Power Station,

Ipojuca, Brazil
Ipojuca lies a few kilometres south of Recife, capital of the (IADB) and Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social
Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is now home to the Termoper- Development (BNDES).
nambuco natural gas power station, built as part of the national The power station uses natural gas to drive one steam and two
Thermoelectric Priority Programme. Construction started in 2001, gas turbines in a combined cycle. Termopernambuco can pro-
and the station opened two years later. The US$ 400-million- vide up to 532 MW. 27 km of piping connect it to the national
project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank power supply network.

• Customer: Termopernambuco S/A

• Scope of supply: Container with Megachem 125-400
with electric motor and diesel engine and Megachem
32-250 as jockey pump, including control cabinets,
valves, piping, sprinklers, flue gas scrubber system,
venting systems, sound insulation and the complete
measurement technology.
• Technical data: Q = 290 m3/h
H = 70 m
• Standard: NFPA-20
• Commissioned: December 2003
10 Reference Projects

Petroquímica Cuyo Polypropylene Plant, Mendoza,

Argentina
Plastics manufacturers in Argentina have been enjoying a period Oil provides the raw material for polypropylene production.
of strong growth. Rising demand has come, in particular, from Following an extension in 2006, Petrocuyo is the largest such
the packaging industry, automotive suppliers and the booming unit in the country. KSB Argentina supplied the plant’s fire pro-
construction sector. The Petrocuyo polypropylene plant in eastern tection equipment. This includes one of the biggest diesel-driven
Argentina’s Mendoza province is situated near one of the major fire-fighting pumps nationwide. A microprocessor runs the 1062 CV
oil extraction sites. engine, which has its own fitted fuel tank.

• Customer: Petroquímica Cuyo

• Scope of supply: RDL 400-480 A horizontal split case

fire-fighting pumps with diesel engine

• Technical data: Q = 1,700 to 2,550 m3/h

H = 65 to 90 m
• Standard: NFPA-20

• Commissioned: December 2005

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Repsol YPF Gas Compression Plants, Argentina

Argentina’s 2.78 million square kilometres make it the second- Ensuring fire protection for all its Argentinian gas compression
largest country in South America. Extensive natural resources plants is a major task for the company. In October 2006 KSB
include rich oil and gas fields. National petrochemicals leader Argentina supplied six skid structures with a total of 15 diesel-
Repsol YPF is one of the world’s ten biggest private oil compa- driven fire-fighting units in the provinces of Entre Ríos, Tucumán,
nies. The company comprises a total of 9 refineries, 3 of which Buenos Aires and Neuquén. These were the largest skid-mounted
are located in Argentina, with a capacity of 1.2 million barrels units ever delivered by a pump manufacturer in Argentina.
per day. Repsol YPF employs over 30,000 people worldwide.

• Customer: Repsol YPF

• Scope of supply: Six complete units, with a total of 15 RDL

150-500 horizontal split case fire-fighting pumps with diesel
engine, control systems, jockey pumps, valves, wiring and
piping.

• Technical data: Q = 100 m3/h

H = 140 m

• Standards: NFPA-20, FM, UL

• Commissioned: December 2006

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Torre Agbar, Barcelona

At 142 metres, the Torre Agbar’s 32 storeys make it one of Barcelona. French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Torre Agbar
Spain’s tallest buildings. The tower houses a 39,000 m² office in homage to a member of his own profession: Catalonia’s Antoni
complex. Its glass and aluminium exterior makes the building Gaudí, who died in 1926. Construction of the Torre Agbar started
look like a fountain of water. The resemblance is no accident: in February 2001, with completion in the first half of 2004.
the tower’s owner is the municipal water company, Aguas de

• Customer: Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. • Fire protection products: 4 complete fire-

(Barcelona Water Utilities) fighting systems with Movitec and IN elec-
tric motor units, including jockey pumps,
• Applications: Fire-fighting systems, heating, control cabinets, control equipment and
air-conditioning, water supply accessories

• Scope of supply: 38 IN series pumps, • Technical data: Q = 14 to 131 m3/h

20 Movitec pumps, 1 EPI pressure boosting H = 85 to 200 m
unit, 6 EPV pressure boosting units with
frequency inverter • Standards: UNE-23500, CEPREVEN

• Commissioned: 1st half of 2004

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14 Reference Projects

Akropolis Shopping Centre, Klaipeda, Lithuania

The city and port of Klaipeda form one of Lithuania’s main busi- supermarket. Among the further highlights are a six-screen,
ness hubs. 200,000 people live in Klaipeda. Just five minutes’ 1,200-seat multiplex cinema, plus restaurants and snack bars for
drive from the heart of the city is the huge Akropolis shopping more than 2000 guests. On the sporting side, the Akropolis also
centre, offering more than 190 stores and businesses spread across houses a 1,450 m2 ice-rink and a 20-alley bowling hall. In 2006
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almost 500,000 m . They include “Europvaistine”, the country’s alone, the centre attracted some nine million visitors from across
largest pharmacy, and the 14 hectare “hyper-Maxima”, its biggest Lithuania and neighbouring countries.

• Customer: VP Market • Technical data: Q = 160 m3/h

H = 50 m
• Scope of supply: Etanorm MX 80-200 • Standard: VdS
with electric motors
• Commissioned: September 2005
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Daimler Plant, Vitoria, Spain

Vitoria lies about 40 kilometres south of Bilbao. Until the 1980s models represents a major logistics challenge. To meet it, Daimler
it was a quiet Basque backwater. Today, it is home to one of the has extended the manufacturing area to more than 245,000 m2
world’s most modern automotive plants. Some 3,500 employees and insists on state-of-the-art technology. Annual plant capacity
assemble the Mercedes Vito there. This van’s extensive range of is between 80,000 and 100,000 vehicles.

• Customer: Daimler AG

• Scope of supply: BEV deep-well turbine pumps

with electric motor

• Technical data: Q = 225 m3/h

H = 114 m
• Standard: UNE

• Commissioned: February 2006

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17 Certification

The fire protection that’s right for you

VdS sprinkler system
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Blue = water-filled piping

Yellow = air-filled piping
Green = water-filled test pipe
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Every fire protection system is different. Which is another good reason to choose KSB. Whatever the set-up, we provide
the full choice of pumps for every location. Like volute casing, multistage, deep-well turbine or submersible pumps.
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Blue = water-filled piping

Yellow = air-filled piping
Green = water-filled test pipe
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Certification

Every fire-fighting pump has to meet specific demands. On one side, there are the various fire-fighting methods.
They include sprinklers, deluge, water spray, water mist and foam systems. Parallel to application differences, the
pumps also have to match numerous different national and international test or approval regulations. KSB’s com-
prehensive programme always has the right solution for your needs. Our experienced fire protection experts are
present in more than 100 countries. They know all the local standards, certificates and regulations.

We also build complete units to the following standards and specifications:

• VdS (worldwide) • EN 12845 (Europe)

• FM (worldwide) • CEPREVEN (Spain)
• NFPA-20 (worldwide) • UNE (Spain)
• AS 2941 (Australia) • UNI (Italy)

as well as to additional local regulations, customer specifications and the product certificates listed below.

National product certification

Germany France UK Hungary Czech Republic Poland USA
VdS APSAD / CNPP LPC BMOKF ZUS / Pavus CNBOP FM

Etanorm-MX
Etanorm-MXN
Etanorm-RX
Etanorm-RXN
Elite
CPKN-SX
Multitec-SX
Omega / RDL
Omega-SX
Movitec
UPA
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To standard Easy to dismantle

Mating dimensions and ratings Back pull-out design: pump casing remains
to EN 733 in the piping

Service-friendly
and resistant Long-life
Replaceable casing wear rings Robust bearing

Low energy consumption

Optimized hydraulics with
high efficiency
Economic and maintenance-free
Uncooled shaft seal
Versatile No cooling water required
Large material selection
for many applications Reliable
Designed for up to 16 bar

Low operating costs

Maintenance-friendly High efficiencies combined with long
Long service life of the mechanical service lives
seal
Optimized impeller attachment
with metal-to-metal contact

Increased flexibility
Wide range of seal variants
with dry and wet shaft
Large material selection

Economically efficient
Standardized by using CPK
Dependable parts and dimensions
Proven design, absolutely Small stock of spare parts
reliable

Versatile High availability Flexible

Large variety of materials thanks to axial thrust balancing Ideal adjustment of suction and
and design models for a long service life discharge nozzles to the system

Service-friendly
Easy dismantling of bearing
Reliable assembly and mechanical seal
due to wear-resistant,
self-aligning plain
bearing made of
silicon carbide

Low NPSH
Special suction Low operating costs
impeller Only one shaft seal on model with axial inlet
Hydraulics with optimum efficiency
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Etanorm, Etanorm-MX, Etanorm-MXN, Elite, IN, Etanorm-RX, Etanorm-RXN, Mega

Horizontal split case pump

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 2,280

H m: up to 160

CPKN, CPKN-SX

Horizontal split case pump

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 4,800

H m: up to 275

Multitec, Multitec-SX

Multistage, horizontal centrifugal

pump in ring-section design

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 850

H m: up to 630

* Design data for the individual series on request

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Omega / RDL

Horizontal split case pump

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 12,000

H m: up to 214

Complete pump sets with diesel engine

with Etanorm-MX with Omega

BEV

Deep-well turbine pump

Technical data

Q m3/h: up to 800

H m: up to 350

* Design data for the individual series on request

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High operating reliability Service-friendly design

Generously sized, maintenance-free, spring-loaded Thanks to the self-aligning upper casing part
bearings and pre-loaded spring arrangement at the
Minimal load on the bearings thanks to double- rotor, the cover and rotor can be mounted
entry impeller (axial thrust balancing) without requiring any adjustments

High quality materials

Corrosion and abrasion resistant materials
ensure maximum service life of shaft
protecting sleeves, casing / impeller wear
Optimized tightness
rings and impeller
The solid casing split flange with long pre-
stressed bolts ensures reliable and trouble-free
sealing of casing upper and lower halves

We manufacture and supply complete pump sets to VdS, FM, NFPA-20, EN 12845, CEPREVEN,
UNE, UNI and to other local regulations and customer specifications.

For the UNE, UNI and EN 12845 standards, complete packages can be supplied (electric motor,
diesel engine and jockey pump on one baseplate, with control cabinets, tank, batteries, etc.).
This also includes the complete piping with discharge collector, valves and pressure switch.

All pump sets can be equipped with any type of fire-fighting pump and driven by either electric
motor or diesel engine. The scope of supply also includes a control cabinet, batteries and a fuel
tank. Commissioning, service and maintenance can be carried out by our qualified Service staff
as an option.

Drive variants Non-positive connection Torque transmission:

Electric motor with coupling or Semi-flexible coupling; non-positive or positive locking
diesel engine with gearbox anti-clockwise Robust shaft with two possible
coupling variants: split flange with
Reliable shaft key or threaded shaft coupling
Sturdy bearing bracket and
shaft Intermediate bearing
– Column guide adapter
Increased bearing life – Shaft sleeve
Easy and safe assembly Cooling chamber for – Plain bearing made of special
Pipe columns with special flanges bearings rubber, internally reinforced
and shaft guides with steel

High efficiency
Multistage design
Special shaft bearings
Depth Mixed flow impellers
Different sizes of column pipes for
shallow applications (from 305 to 3,050 Suction side
mm); Assembling pipe columns, maxi- Hydraulically optimized
mum overall depth up to 90 metres Long shaft bearing, self-
lubricating
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Reliable
Standardized motor with reinforced Leak-free and resistant to thermal shocks
bearing due to pump shroud and confined O-rings

High operating reliability

Torsion-resistant pump shroud with no
Reliable, service-friendly shaft seal
external seams
Standardized mechanical seal to EN 12756
Only 2 sealing elements

Easy to assemble
Shaft with two flat faces for positive- Long service life
locking shaft/impeller connection Corrosion-proof hydraulic components,
pump shroud and casing made of high-
alloy stainless steel
Maintenance-free plain bearing
Made of tungsten carbide/ceramics
Product-lubricated and self-cleaning by
forced flushing system

Trouble-free long-term operation High operating reliability and long service life
also under difficult operating conditions. Maintenance-free Check valve with anti-blockage valve disc closes quickly,
enclosed pump bearing protects shaft and bearing efficiently quietly and reduces waterhammer. The water-lubricated
against solids intrusion. axial bearing in the motor with self-adjusting tilting

Longer motor lives

pads ensures maximum load-carrying capacity and
Mechanical seal of carbon, ceramics or SiC/SiC appropriate reserves.
prevents mixing of fluid handled and cooling liquid.
Additional safety: Motor selected for maximum pump
performance protects unit from overloads.

Ready to be plugged in Low switching frequency

for quick installation Reserve volume for low water with-
drawal quantities, low switching
frequency thanks to DVGW-approved
Easy adaptation direct-flow accumulator
to operating conditions by setting
the start-up pressure to values
from 2 to 3.5 bar

Safe
Reliable due to integrated dry-running
Corrosion-resistant hydraulic protection
system
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Movitec

Vertical high-pressure pump

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 75

H m: up to 249

UPA

Submersible pump

Technical data*

Q m3/h: up to 840

H m: up to 480

Hya Solo D, Hyamat

Pressure-boosting unit

Technical data

Q m3/h: up to 360

H m: up to 160

* Design data for the individual series on request

 Subject to technical modification without prior notice
KSB Aktiengesellschaft Frankenthal
Competence Center Fire Protection
Tel. +49 6233 86-2978
Tel. +49 6233 86-2050
Fax +49 6233 86-3407

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