Before revision: They are not necessarily, however, compensatory measures against ballistic attacks or other sabotage.FM Global Data Sheet 5-4 Transformers Automatic fire suppression systems Fire protection water spray systems are used to cool a transformer to prevent damage if exposed to radiation heat transfer from a fire involving oil released from another transformer that has failed.FM Global Data Sheet 5-4 Transformers URL Transformer Fast Depressurization Systems (FDS) Passive mechanical systems designed to depressurize the transformer a few milliseconds after the occurrence of an electrical fault.NFPA 850 Those system prevent any fire by avoiding transformer tank rupture and subsequent fire damages.FDS Live Test Alternatives to mineral-based transformer oil Transformer oil is available in different levels of ignitability, including those approved by FM Global.Transformers and transformer fluids FM Data Sheet 5-4 indicates different levels of protection depending on the type of fluid used.
After revision: Automatic fire suppression systems Fire protection water spray systems are used to cool a transformer to prevent damage if exposed to radiation heat transfer from a fire involving oil released from another transformer that has failed.FM Global Data Sheet 5-4 Transformers URL Transformer Fast Depressurization Systems (FDS) Passive mechanical systems designed to depressurize the transformer a few milliseconds after the occurrence of an electrical fault.NFPA 850 Those system prevent any fire by avoiding transformer tank rupture and subsequent fire damages.FDS Live Test Alternatives to mineral-based transformer oil Transformer oil is available in different levels of ignitability, including those approved by FM Global.Transformers and transformer fluids FM Data Sheet 5-4 indicates different levels of protection depending on the type of fluid used.