Technology
ENGINEEREDTORESPONDATTHEMATERIALLEVEL.
Heat-activated microencapsulation designed to deliver localized fire-suppression response at the point of thermal exposure.
Capsule architecture
FROMENGINEEREDARCHITECTURETOACTIVATEDRELEASE.
Sealed, until heat activates the local response.
Anatomy
ENGINEERED, PART BY PART.
The reaction
SEALED, UNTIL HEAT ARRIVES.
- 01SealedMicrocapsules sit inert inside the protective material.
- 02Heat arrivesA localized thermal event reaches the material.
- 03ActivationExposed capsules activate; the agent core engages.
- 04ReleasePressure-driven release disperses agent, locally.
Why local response
THEEVENTISLOCALBEFORETHELOSSISSYSTEMIC.
A thermal event may begin at a connection, cell, component or confined surface. Capsule Systems is developing material systems designed to respond in the same local region where heat reaches the material.
RESPOND WHERE HEAT ARRIVES.
Layers of protection
A DIFFERENT LAYER OF PROTECTION.
Sprinkler systems
Respond to a protected space; water-based.
Gaseous systems
Flood an enclosure; require sealed volumes.
Aerosol systems
Disperse into a protected volume.
Material-level response
Designed to respond locally where heat reaches the material.
Capsule Systems materials are designed to complement, not replace, code-required fire protection systems.