This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Instalado un hidrante de columna seca en el túnel de Despeñaperros
Installed a hydrant of dry column Despeñaperros tunnel
24/05/2011
May 24, 2011
anber globe, company specialized in fire-fighting equipment, He has installed a new hydrant of dry column, which has been designated the name Typhoon, Despeñaperros tunnel, on the road A-4. The new hydrant of dry column, as well as being an automatic drainage to avoid freezing, incorporating another great advantage in the event of accidental impact. Its rupture driven system, facilitates the break above the main valve and thus closes automatically with the pressure of the water, avoiding water spill and causing the flooding of the tunnel. Unlike wet hydrants, to continuously maintain water up to their mouths, with risk of flooding in their environment in the event of impact, the wet hydrant will be more appropriate, where there is not any kind of vehicles that may impact them (trains)(, cars, trucks, etc), because that would risk of flooding and collapse
the tunnels.
The hydrant has been certified with the label 'N' of AENOR and CE, according to European Directive 89/106 and as a construction product, according to Norm UNE-En 14.384.
