High airflow environments such as data centres, cleanrooms, and advanced manufacturing facilities demand a fire detection strategy that goes beyond standard solutions. In these settings, smoke can be rapidly diluted and dispersed, making conventional point detectors too slow, or even completely ineffective.
Astro Fire Systems designs and delivers fire detection systems engineered specifically for high airflow conditions. We apply technologies like VESDA, advanced aspirating smoke detection, and airflow-aware design strategies to ensure reliable, early-warning protection where it’s needed most.
In critical facilities, air handling systems are used to manage heat and maintain environmental stability. However, this constant and often high-speed airflow presents a unique challenge for fire detection:
The result? Fires may go undetected until it’s too late, unless your system is purpose-built for the environment.
At the heart of many of our high-performance solutions is VESDA - a market-leading aspirating smoke detection (ASD) system designed for early fire detection in complex airflow conditions. VESDA systems:
This makes VESDA an ideal choice for server rooms, telecom hubs, and mission-critical IT environments, where downtime and data loss are unacceptable risks.
Using guidance from BS 6266, BS 5839-1, and FIA’s Fire Detection in High Airflow Environments, our approach goes beyond just installing detectors. We engineer systems based on:
Depending on the application, Astro Fire Systems may deploy:
This layered approach is critical in settings like cleanrooms, where airflow is essential to function—but cannot compromise fire safety.
Astro Fire Systems works closely with consultants, IT managers, and facility designers to ensure your fire detection strategy is aligned with your airflow dynamics, operational needs, and compliance requirements.
We don’t just protect infrastructure - we safeguard uptime, productivity, and peace of mind.
