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The Solution
In the past 30 years, epoxy intumescent materials have become established as the norm for
provision of passive fire protection needs. A number of new test methods and standards
have been developed by the need to test and evaluate these materials capabilities in
severe fire environments, including rapid release of oil and gas forming what is now
commonly known as a jet fire.
The earliest epoxy material to be used extensively for provision of offshore fire protection
was Chartek 59. The Chartek product line has been developed, through subsequent
generations, into a family of products designed to meet specific requirements for offshore
structures. The Chartek materials are unquestionably the most extensively tested and
evaluated products and, in their various forms, have provided the majority of offshore fire
protection needs for over 30 years.
Why Chartek?
Since the earliest version of the Chartek materials, Chartek 59, the objective has been to
provide tough and durable fire protection in severe oil and gas fire environments. With the
latest generation of Chartek products for the offshore industry, Chartek 7 and Chartek 8, it is
possible to design the passive fire protection to provide the highest levels of protection
whilst ensuring minimum weight and cost penalties.
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Each of the Chartek generation of products has had, as a key development criteria, the
need for proven durability and weatherability, that is the ability to be exposed to severe
environments without loss of fire performance. What makes Chartek different?
Materials proven in over 30 years of use Chartek products have been used in
all areas of the world from extreme cold within the Arctic Circle and in the North
Sea to high heat and humidity environments such as the Middle East and tropical
areas. To date, no installation of Chartek has ever been replaced because of
failure of the material itself. Conversely, Chartek has been used, and continues to
be used, to replace both cementitious and other epoxy intumescent products that
have been insufficiently robust.
Water uptake the most common reason for failure of epoxy intumescent
materials is water uptake. Correctly formulated products on a sound epoxy resin
basis, such as the Chartek materials, are not susceptible to water uptake.
However, other materials are by their nature hydroscopic with a high propensity
for water uptake. Water uptake can occur during the application process or after
application. The results in either case are frequently softening of the material,
blistering and, if not corrected, corrosion underneath the product.
Most
importantly, the ability of the material to meet its design fire protection requirement
is severely compromised.
Jet fire exposure the rapid release of gas, oil and hydrocarbons in a
pressurised situation results in a highly erosive jet of flame commonly referred to
as jet fire. Chartek materials have been fully evaluated to both large and medium
scale jet fire exposure including the now industry accepted standard OTI 95 634.
Most importantly, Chartek has independent type approval certification from
Lloyds Register of Shipping. Type approval certification is a statement of
capability of the material providing defined performance criteria. Test reports and
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witness statements do not in themselves provide independent third party
verification of materials capability in jet fire.
Mesh reinforcement due to the light open weave nature of our HK-1
reinforcement material, installation is fast and efficient without concerns which
may occur for dense mesh systems where interlayer delaminations are a potential
problem. For the latest products mesh reinforcement is not required for certain
designs, Chartek application is greatly speeded up with full thickness usually
achievable within a single operation.
Additional Reading:
1. Testing and Approvals for Passive Fire Protection Materials (MN007).
2. Epoxy Intumescent Fire Protection Materials Are They All the Same? (MN006).
3. Longevity and Lifecycle Analysis (MN005).
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