Date: 29-08-2023
The increasing number of electric cars on board ferries have made fire safety increasingly important. If a fire breaks out in an electric or hybrid car, the fire easily becomes uncontrollable as more heat is generated and toxic gasses from the batteries are released.
B COOL A/S has assisted Smyril Line in developing a new brine-based fire-fighting system on the Smyril Line ferry Norröna. Our task was to modify the provision freezing system and enable the existing freezing compressors to provide the additional capacity required for cooling the brine-based fire-fighting system on the Norröna.
The scope of supply included heat exchangers, circulating pumps, discharge pumps, and a PLC-based control system with a network for four operating panels.
“Smyril Line and B COOL have a long-term business relationship. B COOL is an innovative team player that finds the best tailor-made and cost-benefit solution. In this specific project, which has required new thinking, B COOL was the perfect partner for the brine project,” Smyril Line states.
The brine-based fire-fighting system includes a storage tank for 16,000 liters of sodium chloride brine, which is stored between -15 and -19 ℃. By circulating glycol water between two heat exchangers, the large storage tank can be kept refrigerated despite the relatively long distance to the engine room. “We are happy that Smyril Line trusts us as their partner. We feel proud that our innovative solution contributes to the enhancement of fire safety in a manner that aligns with sustainable practices,” says CEO at B COOL A/S, Ejner Brodersen.
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