Sensornet has launched the FireLaser linear heat detection system, specifically designed for fire detection applications.

Sensornet's heat detection system

The FireLaser connects to a fibre optic cable and has been designed to determine temperature and distance data at thousands of points along its length.

It has been designed to detect a hotspot on the cable up to 4 km, and can precisely monitor the development of hotspots to within one metre, Sensornet said.

The fibre optic cable has been designed to detect changes of temperatures of less than one degree centigrade in three seconds.

Jerry Worsley, vice president of industrial monitoring at Sensornet, said: “The FireLaser represents the most advanced linear heat detection system on the market and marks a real advance fire safety.

“The technology behind the system, which has been used in the oil and gas industry for several years, is highly reliable and embedded and the system is extremely flexible for use in distributed architectures.”