Question: Insulation for large tanks and fire sprinklers
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The outer wall of large crude oil storage tanks needs to be insulated, while the fire suppression sprinklers are installed outside this insulation layer. In the event of an accident and the tank catches fire, the sprinklers are unable to effectively cool the tank walls due to the insulation layer in between. How can this problem be solved? Thank you.
One of the functions of fire sprinklers is not to cool the system itself, but rather to cool the outside environment. This helps prevent a fire in one tank from causing the adjacent tanks to catch fire as well, thus stopping the spread of the accident. Additionally, it helps extinguish any sparks carried by the wind. Fire sprinklers are used for storage tanks that are not on fire but are at risk of catching fire. Moreover, each storage tank is equipped with fire foam, which is used to extinguish fires within the tank itself; water, on the other hand, is not suitable for putting out oil fires.