DESCRIPTION
The Gas Cartridge Actuator (GCA) provides the necessary pressure to:
• open all Fike containers utilizing a Fike fast acting single rupture disc assembly
• close Fike’s fast acting isolation valves
The GCA consists of a 17-4 PH series stainless steel body containing two sets of bridge wires. This device is designed to operate by electrical input from a Fike system controller. Operation of the GCA occurs when the electric current is sent through the bridge wires causing an exothermic chemical reaction. This generates the necessary pressure to open the rupture disc and discharge the suppressant agent or pneumatically drive the gate closed on the isolation valves.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Faster reaction time than conventional system utilizing detonators
• Enhanced system reliability and design flexibility
• Redundant set of bridge wires and hermetic seal
• Up to 10 times longer service life than detonators. Handling, storage, shipping and disposal is easier than a Class “B” explosive
