Fire prevention and protection: In the existing Aeroflot hangar of the Irkutsk airport ELCON could demonstrate flexibility and problem-solving competence. This huge facility had to be equipped with state-of-the-art fire alarm and fire extinguishing systems. The problem was that the water reservoir was 800 meters away from the hangar, so adequate pipe heating had to be included to prevent the water from freezing on its way to the scene.
Project: | Airport in Irkutsk |
Description: | Existing Aeroflot hangar (100x60x28 meters) had to be equipped with state of the art fire alarm and fire extinguishing systems. |
Project volume: | 6 million DM |
Construction start: | November 1994 |
Construction time: | Realization still unclear |
Client: | Ing. Office Friedland – Kreft |
General contractor: | Various |
ELCON contract: | Planning of fire alarm system and automatic fire control. |
Period of installation: | 3 months |
Special features: | Very special planning was needed for the extinguishing system because of specific problems caused by the enormous size of the hangar. As the water reservoir was 800 meters away, adequate pipe heating had to be included to prevent freezing at extreme minus temperatures. |
