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Danfoss Fire SafetyCase story | SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system in heritage building Museo Paolino library, one of the most precious libraries in the world, is protected with SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system Danfoss Fire Safety A/S Protecting world heritage with SEM-SAFE® Preserving heritage, protecting life & Improved fire safety extinguishing fires with SEM-SAFE® A compact SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist pump unit The Vatican Museums are public art and sculpture museums. with 2 pumps is installed. It has a small footprint. They contain the world’s largest collection of art and are some of the most visited museums in the world. Covering an area of 43,000 m2, the Vatican Museums are the 5th largest museums in the world, including 1,400 rooms, chapels and galleries. A single interlock pre-action system was chosen according to EU Standard CEN TS 14972:2011. The pipe system is dry, and nozzles are closed (with bulb). When a fire is detected by the early-warning automatic fire detection system, a signal is set to open the pre-action section valve. Water flows into the pipe The library nearby the Gregoriano Profano Museum and Pio system and only nozzles with broken bulbs will be activated. Bulbs Christiano Museum has undergone extensive renovation in order break when the temperature rises to a certain level in the room. to meet the modern requirements of fire safety and security. This means that only areas affected by fire will be actively sprayed with water mist. Two essential aspects were considered when choosing the fire safety technology for the building. The SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist nozzles installed in First, the people working or studying in the library must be the library are small, have a beautiful aesthetic design and blend protected by a reliable fire fighting technology that offers the best with the room’s style. possible protection, while being harmless to people. Second, the library contains books mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus, the technology should keep water damage to a minimum in addition to rapid system activation and excellent fire control. With these two key parameters in mind and a good collaboration between Danfoss Fire Safety and the project’s decision-makers, SEM-SAFE® high-pressure water mist system was chosen for the fire safety of the entire library. www.semsafe.danfoss.comPage 2