Installation, commissioning and testing quick guide I Jan 1, 2023 | version 1.0 P4
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YSTEM OVERVIEW
The purpose of the NMS is to control and monitor a number of
aerosol generators mounted on a ship as part of a fire
extinguishing system. The primary purpose of the NMS is to
activate the aerosol generators in event of fire. The secondary
purpose of the NMS is to monitor the system itself (e.g. power
supplies, cables and individual system components) and give an
alarm if a fault within the system is detected.
To handle single-point power supply failures, the NCP provides 2 power supply
inputs.The NMS consists of three components. The basis is formed by the NCP
which is placed on the bridge or in its vicinity. There are two extinguisher
terminal boxes (NETB). These NETB boxes must be placed outside, but in the
immediate vicinity of the protected room. One is suitable for connecting up to
5 extinguishers and one for up to 10 extinguishers. From the NETB the cable
leads to the KVB plug & play Stat-X extinguisher installed in the volume to be
protected. Just like on the front of the NCP on the front of the
NETB , we have applied two dual-action buttons for releasing
extinguishing. The fire extinguishers will be released,
depending on the PDS (time) settings. In a marine application
it is NOT common for a fire suppression system to be released
by an automatic fire detector. But the NCP has two fire zones
suitable for connecting Apollo Orbis Marine approved fire
detectors. The NMS can be set up so that fire alarms from
these Apollo fire detectors are detected, signalized, and reported on the NCP, but considered as
informative/exploratory.
