Universal Fire Protection System Proof of Concept

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Plumis wishes to develop a next-generation fire suppression system to compete withconventional sprinklers and overcome several factors that have slowed sprinklers' marketpenetration in domestic use.Presently Plumis produces Automist, a domestic fire suppression device which is used as analternative to sprinklers for certain niche applications. To meet its growth objectives, Plumiswishes to develop a new product that learns from Automist but has much wider applicationaround the world. This system is referred to in this application as a UFPS (Universal FireProtection System) because it is economically applicable to a wide range of applications.Like Automist, the UFPS will be used in England and Wales to enable open plan layoutseither under the building regulations, or the Housing Act 2004 and RRFSO 2005; howeverwhereas Automist is designed for operation in a single room of 32 square metres or less, theUFPS will also be a full substitute for sprinklers throughout a premises, and as a result willenable a wider range of property types and locations. Like Automist, the UFPS will addressseveral problems associated with conventional sprinklers: the consumer’s fear of waterdamage, space required, water consumption, lead time to get a fitted system, retrofitsuitability, and the inflexibility and lack of transparency of the specification process.This project will aim to produce a Bench prototype UFPS which will retain Automist’sadvantages in retrofit but will use valve control to improve value in larger new build projects.Smart detection and novel spray design will be optimised and the project will UL list theresulting design to a known international standard. This will enable much greater growthglobally.