Fomtec® BFZ 1 ½”-8”S

Fomtec® BFZ 1 ½”-8”S
between flange inductors
Features
Fixed between-flange installation
High back pressure
High suction height
Suites all foams
Description
The Fomtec BFZ (Between Flange Z-inductor) series
represents an extension of the existing line of Z-inductors
for fixed use.
Application
The BFZ inductor can be installed in all fixed flow systems,
especially in areas where deluge nozzles are used such as
storage facilities and aircraft hangars.
Picture shows the Fomtec BFZ 2”
Operation
The BFZ is installed inside the pipe work between two
DIN-PN16-flanges. The BFZ works using the injector
principle, i.e. foam concentrate is sucked into the inductor
without using a foam pump. Both low and high viscosity
concentrates can be used in conjunction with the BFZ.
Depending on the requested flow, pressure, foam
concentrate type and proportioning ratio, the inductor will
be equipped with the exact orifice at the entry of the foam
pipe. Induction performance and suction height can be
adjusted up to a physical limit of approximately 8 meters.
Optional
The Fomtec BFZ inductor can be customized to handle a
variety of flow rates as well as high viscous alcohol
resistant concentrates.
Inductors without balancing valve
To get 34% pressure drop over the inductor and get the
inductors proper function, the system after the inductor
shall have a k-factor which is 27% higher than the k-factor
of the inductor when using 3% foam and 30,5 % higher
when using 6% foam. If the k-factor, on the system after
the inductor, is less than 1.22 x the k-factor of the
inductor, the suction ceases completely.
Fomtec® is a trademark of Dafo Fomtec AB
Picture shows the Fomtec BFZ 6”
When ordering
Each inductor is factory calibrated to match the specific
system requirements. To ensure that the correct
performance is achieved, the following parameters must be
defined at the order stage:
• inlet pressure
• total system flow
• foam type & viscosity
• mixing percentage
• vertical suction height
• horizontal suction pipe length
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BFZ 1 ½“-8“S
Technical data
Model
BFZ
1½
BFZ
2
BFZ
2½
BFZ
3
BFZ
4
BFZ
6
BFZ
8
BFZ
8-S
Size
DN 40
DN 50
DN 65
DN 80
DN 100
DN 150
DN 200
DN 200
Flow Rate
(max)
480 lpm
1000 lpm
1600 lpm
2000 lpm
3300 lpm
6600 lpm
9900 lpm
16500 lpm
Flow rate
(min)
80 lpm
120 lpm
240 lpm
360 lpm
550 lpm
1100 lpm
1650 lpm
1650 lpm
Inlet pressure
(max)
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
16 bar
Inlet pressure
(min)
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
4 bar
Pressure drop
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
40-120
60-180
120-400
180-500
275-1000
550-2000
825-3000
1375-5000
Proportioning
rate
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
1, 3 or 6%
Suction height
(max)
3m
3m
3m
3m
3m
3m
3m
3m
DN 40
DN 50
DN 65
DN 80
DN 100
DN 150
DN 200
DN 200
Foam inlet (A)
3/4"
3/4"
Between
Flange
proportions(B)
38
K Factor
Flange type
PN16
1"
1"
1½"
2"
2½"
3"
38
45
52
58
70
85
85
Body size (F)
91
106
126
143
160
215
270
270
Height (H)
112
120
137
148
187
230
340
370
Length (LI)
12
12
15
9
20
25
20
15
Length (Lo)
223
223
360
360
343
335
330
330
Total Length
(LT)
273
273
420
421
421
430
435
430
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
5xØ
Weight
3 kg
4 kg
4 kg
6 kg
7 kg
21 kg
40 kg
46 kg
Material
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
Pipe length up
and down
stream
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Revised: 05.03.2014
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BFZ 1 ½“-8“S
Example:
200lpm inlet @ 7bar with a 3% mixing ratio:
Qs = 1%, 3% or 6%
Qv = Water Flow
Qs = Foam Concentrate Flow
H = Water pressure before the inductor
A= 1.24 for 1%
1.27 for 3%
1.30 for 6%
( Qv + Qs)
Qv
( 200 + 6)
H
0,66 H
7
200
0,66*7
1,03/
0,66 =1,27
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BFZ 1 ½“-8“S
Working ranges
BFZ 1 ½”
BFZ 2”
Inlet pressure (bar)
Inlet pressure (bar)
16
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
100
500
200
500
600
700
800
900
1000
BFZ 3”
Inlet pressure (bar)
Inlet pressure (bar)
16
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
150 300 450 600 750 900 1050 1200 1350 1500
Flow rate (lpm)
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400
Flow rate (lpm)
Flow rate (lpm)
BFZ 2 ½”
300
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Flow rate (lpm)
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BFZ 1 ½“-8“S
BFZ 4”
BFZ 6”
Inlet pressure (bar)
Inlet pressure (bar)
16
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
800 1600 2400 3200 4000 4800 5600 6400 7200 8000
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000
Flow rate (lpm)
Flow rate (lpm)
BFZ 8”
BFZ 8” S
Inlet pressure (bar)
Inlet pressure (bar)
16
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
2
2
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Flow rate (lpm)
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1800 3600 5400 7200 9000 10800 12600 14400 16200 18000
Flow rate (lpm)
Revised: 05.03.2014
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