Flame detectors respond to the light given off by a fire, allowing them to detect a flaming fire almost the instant it starts, often faster than smoke or heat detectors can. They are designed for high-risk environments where fires can flare up quickly and where conventional detectors would be too slow or unsuitable, such as fuel handling areas and large industrial spaces. MEP designs, supplies and installs flame detection systems for high-hazard applications across the UK.
A flame detector is an optical device that senses the specific radiation a fire emits, in the ultraviolet or infrared parts of the spectrum, or both. By looking for the characteristic flicker and wavelengths of a flame, modern detectors can respond within seconds while rejecting false sources such as sunlight, hot machinery or welding. Because they detect the fire directly rather than waiting for smoke or heat to reach a ceiling detector, they are extremely fast, which is vital where a fire can develop explosively.
Flame detection suits places where flaming fires are the main risk and speed is essential: fuel storage and dispensing, refineries and petrochemical plant, aircraft hangars, warehouses storing flammable goods, and large high-ceiling or outdoor areas where smoke would disperse before reaching a detector. The technology is chosen to match the expected fuel and the environment. We assess the risk, select detectors with the right sensitivity and false-alarm immunity, and position them for full coverage of the hazard.
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An optical detector that senses the ultraviolet or infrared light emitted by a flame, allowing it to detect a flaming fire very quickly.
Flame detectors respond to the light of a fire directly, so they can react faster than smoke or heat detectors, which must wait for smoke or heat to reach them.
In high-hazard settings such as fuel handling, refineries, aircraft hangars, flammable goods stores and large or outdoor areas.
Modern detectors are designed to reject false sources such as sunlight, hot surfaces and welding, while still responding rapidly to genuine flames.
Because fuel fires can develop explosively, and flame detection provides the fastest possible warning by sensing the fire the moment it ignites.
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