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2. The SPHINX: hydraulic fire valve
2.1 Towards a new fire containment management strategy
The SPHINX is a hydraulic valve designed by CEA (cf. ) to operate in a fire situation (figure ). It can be used to limit the overpressure generated by a fire by evacuating hot gases, after treatment, to a room where ventilation is maintained for the duration of the fire. This gas transfer can be achieved at high flow rates (over 10,000 m 3 /h) and low pressures (of the order of 2,000 Pa), while at the same time providing the following functions:
Flame-retardant: SPHINX guarantees the transfer of hot gases without the passage of flame;
cooling: SPHINX reduces the temperature...
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Regulations
Arrêté du 26 novembre 1999 fixant les prescriptions techniques générales relatives aux limites et aux modalités des prélèvements et des rejets soumis à autorisation, effectués par les installations nucléaires de base (JORF n° 3 du 5 janvier 2000, page 176).
Arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi que aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées...
Standard
- Nuclear facilities – Criteria for the design and operation of ventilation systems in nuclear installations other than nuclear reactors. - NF ISO 17873 - 2006
Organizations
French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN)
French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS)
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