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Ireland’s newest theatre complex, the Wexford Opera House, has deployed Air Sampling Smoke Detection technology from WAGNER UK to provide fire protection for its main theatre and other difficult to protect areas such as the flytower above the stage.
Situated in the narrow streets of Wexford Town in the South East of Ireland on the former site of the Theatre Royal, the Wexford Opera House is a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose performing arts centre. Over four times larger than the previous Theatre Royal, the Wexford Opera House comprises a main auditorium, the O’Reilly Theatre, which can seat 780 people. A second, highly flexible space, the Jerome Hynes Theatre, has a retractable seating capacity of 175.
The Wexford Opera House, as with all theatres, creates a challenging fire protection environment, with often conflicting requirements during performances and normal operation of the centre. This is why Dublin-based DML Fire Systems Ltd chose the flexibility of WAGNER UK’s TITANUS® PRO•SENS® ASD systems to provide early warning smoke detection for the most demanding areas of the complex - the large open spaces of the main auditorium and flytower. To meet the stringent ambient noise requirements, the PRO•SENS® units are fitted with high-performance fans and additional sound-proofing to produce a totally silent running system.
The PRO•SENS® systems draw air samples continuously from the monitored area through a pipe system fitted with sampling holes at regular intervals. The airflow is then analysed for smoke particles and an alarm is raised if smoke is present. The system is active, continually drawing air samples from the risk areas. Different sensitivity levels can be configured in each unit, depending on the monitored environment. Each PRO•SENS® unit is interfaced to the main fire alarm system, which was also commissioned by DML Fire Systems Ltd.
Commenting on the project, Declan Murphy, Managing Director, DML Fire Systems Ltd said, “WAGNER’s expansive range of air sampling smoke detection units provides us with the flexibility we require for any project, not least for demanding buildings such as the Opera House. The design and technical support they provide has always been first class, ensuring the smooth design and commissioning of complex systems.”
PRO•SENS®, like the other ASD units in the TITANUS® range, incorporate PIPE•GUARD and LOGIC•SENS. PIPE-GUARD is a unique monitoring system that detects if a sampling hole is blocked, a pipe is ruptured or if the air sampling unit has failed. This feature is vital in inaccessible areas where access is restricted and identification of individually blocked sampling points is essential. LOGIC•SENS is an advanced signal processing technology that analyses the smoke sample and provides the earliest possible smoke detection whilst safely eliminating false alarms such as theatrical special effects smoke.
The TITANUS® range has been developed by WAGNER as a simple and low cost air sampling system replacement for point smoke detectors. As well as applications where aesthetics are important, TITANUS® ASD can provide significant benefits for buildings with large open spaces, in areas where future access is likely to be a problem (in voids, shafts, locked rooms, etc) or where the environment is too harsh for traditional smoke detectors.
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