• Intertec Instrumentation Private Limited

Shelters, Fire-Resistant

Intertec, the well-known outdoor enclosure specialist, now offers an extensive range of Fire-Resistant Shelters, including ‘1709’ models designed to protect critical safety equipment from exposure to high temperature fires in hazardous areas. The shelters are entirely passive, maintenance-free and impervious to a wide range of corrosive chemicals – including salt, sulphur dioxide and sour or acid gas. Typical applications for the 1709 versions include protecting valves and actuators in the emergency shutdown and fire fighting systems of refineries and chemical plants, and offshore oil and gas production platforms. Another key application for Intertec's fire protection materials is separating hazardous and non-hazardous areas on ships and on offshore drilling, processing and storage platforms. This development will be of considerable interest to designers seeking a means of meeting the future IEC 61892-7 standard for offshore platforms and vessels, which will demand area separation materials capable of withstanding a hydrocarbon fire for between 60 and 120 minutes.

Intertec has extensive experience of fire resistant shelters, having produced models tested in accordance with the German DIN 4102-2 standard for 20 years. Throughout this period the company has continually improved materials and construction techniques to meet more challenging specifications, culminating in a new patented design that keeps contained equipment below 60 degrees C (140 F) for 90 minutes, even during ‘rapid rise’ hydrocarbon fires that can reach 1,093 degrees C (2,000 F) within five minutes. This level of protection is believed to be unique for passive fire shelters – many competitive models only specify 30 minutes of protection. The Company also offers Insulated Outdoor Enclosures, Enclosures for Hazardous Field Environment, Enclosure For Remote Environments (Passively Cooled), etc.