Xtralis VESDA VLP and VLC aspirating smoke detectors are providing early warning smoke detection for the Ricardo Vehicle Emissions Research Centre (VERC), a facility developing low carbon vehicles, in Shoreham. VESDA is Xtralis’ brand of aspirating smoke detectors (ASD).
The new Ricardo VERC features a new building with two vehicle test cells capable of testing passenger cars and light trucks, including hybrid electric vehicles. The facility is climatically controlled with a temperature range of minus 35 to plus 55 Celsius and helps Ricardo test new vehicles to extreme limits. Xtralis says it provides a range of safety and security solutions for vehicle research and retail applications.
UK fire prevention product installer Southern Fire Alarms (SFA) was selected by Ricardo. While extreme temperature changes posed a challenge for smoke detection, SFA delivered Xtralis VESDA VLP and VLC detectors.
David Fell, Sales Director at SFA, said: “This project was the most technically challenging I have ever worked on. The vehicle test cells needed to be protected by detection which could not only operate effectively in extreme cold temperatures, but also extreme heat as well. We deployed VESDA detectors and worked closely with the construction team to ensure the installation was faultless and a technically challenging project was delivered successfully.”
VESDA VLP is an aspirating smoke detector and VESDA VLC is a compact version of the same detector. Visit www.xtralis.com/VESDA.
