N2-Blast® Creator Featured in AFSA Presentation

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) recently hosted a webinar presentation led by South-Tek Systems Product Manager, Scott Bodemann.  The presentation was entitled "Nitrogen Use for Inhibiting Galvanic Electrochemical and MIC in Fire Protection Systems" and was aired on August 31, 2011.  The AFSA offers free webinars for members as well as Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attendance.

The topic of this webinar was pertinent to the AFSA because it provides a solution to the issue of corrosion in Fire Protection Systems (FPS).  Corrosion causes detrimental and costly leaks that can render the life-saving FPS system ineffective in the event of a fire. Supervisory compressed air used in dry and pre-action systems can introduce moisture within the piping, a key ingredient for corrosion. Nitrogen, a clean, dry, inert, non-flammable gas, can be safely and reliably used as the supervisory gas and will effectively remove residual moisture left within piping in order to inhibit corrosion.

South-Tek Systems developed the N2-Blast® - Corrosion Inhibiting System for FPS as an easy, safe, reliable, and cost effective means of supplying N2 gas to dry and pre-action systems.  The N2-Blast® generates high purity N2 at the same rate as a high pressure N2 cylinder but without the risks or hassle of dealing with high pressure tanks.

Scott Bodemann with South-Tek Systems initiated the research and design of the N2-Blast® – Corrosion Inhibiting System and played a key role in the introduction of Nitrogen Generation Technology into the Fire Protection Industry. His expertise stems from working closely with power plants, which have utilized Nitrogen for years to successfully inhibit electrochemical corrosion within boiler tubes during layups or outages.

If you missed this AFSA webinar, please contact Scott directly at 888-526-6284 or visit http://www.southteksystems.com/n2-blast.asp for more details on the N2-Blast® - Corrosion Inhibiting System for FPS.