Buckeye Foam makers are designed to be an air-aspirating discharge device used primarily for the protection of the seal area of open top floating roof tanks and dike areas around tanks. The foam maker incorporates a mixing barrel, an orifice plate (sized for the required flow at a given pressure) and an air inlet. The foam maker is normally installed in the line of a semi-fixed or fixed foam fire protection system.
The Buckeye Foam Chamber consists of a foam expansion chamber and an integral foam maker. The foam chamber is installed on a flammable liquid storage tank just below the roof joint. The foam solution is piped to the Chamber from outside the hazard. Upon entering the chamber, the foam solution is expanded and then discharged against a deflector inside the storage tank. The deflector directs the foam against the inside wall of the storage tank. This reduces the submergence of the foam and agitation of the fuel surface. (N.F.P.A. Type II Application.)
Buckeye offers a series of industrial monitors which are available in all brass construction and as a result are inherently corrosion resistant. Vanes are provided at each elbow to reduce friction loss, thereby improving range of the stream. These monitors can be used with either water or foam solutions. Positive locking of the vertical travel is provided with a brake band. Horizontal rotation is 360, while vertical travel is 150. Two models are provided, one with a full 3" (76mm) waterway, the other with a 4"(100mm) waterway. Each unit has a red epoxy paint finish.