When Things Get Hot: Fire-Fighting Pump Packages From KSB
When Things Get Hot: Fire-Fighting Pump Packages From KSB
When Things Get Hot: Fire-Fighting Pump Packages From KSB
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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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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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
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
• Customer: CS Energy
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.
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
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.
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
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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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.
as well as to additional local regulations, customer specifications and the product certificates listed below.
Etanorm-MX
Etanorm-MXN
Etanorm-RX
Etanorm-RXN
Elite
CPKN-SX
Multitec-SX
Omega / RDL
Omega-SX
Movitec
UPA
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Service-friendly
and resistant Long-life
Replaceable casing wear rings Robust bearing
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
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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Technical data*
Q m3/h: up to 2,280
H m: up to 160
CPKN, CPKN-SX
Technical data*
Q m3/h: up to 4,800
H m: up to 275
Multitec, Multitec-SX
Technical data*
Q m3/h: up to 850
H m: up to 630
Omega / RDL
Technical data*
Q m3/h: up to 12,000
H m: up to 214
BEV
Technical data
Q m3/h: up to 800
H m: up to 350
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.
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
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
Safe
Reliable due to integrated dry-running
Corrosion-resistant hydraulic protection
system
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Movitec
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
Pressure-boosting unit
Technical data
Q m3/h: up to 360
H m: up to 160
DAMM&BIERBAUM
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67227 Frankenthal (Germany)
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