Tyco Fire & Building Products, a unit of Tyco International, Tuesday unveiled the Quell Fire Sprinkler System created for cold storage environments.
Tyco said the "first-of-its-kind design" dry sprinkler does not rely on in-rack sprinklers or antifreeze, which can be difficult to maintain.
"We designed the Quell sprinkler system to be a total solution for owners of cold storage facilities and outdoor warehouses," said James Golinveaux, senior vice president of research and development at Tyco Fire & Building Products. "We know that managers of these facilities have always wanted two things that they often had to sacrifice with traditional dry sprinkler systems: the ability to expand their hazard classification for what could be stored and the ability to store items at higher levels in the storage facility."