New Model RFQ for Fire and Gas Mapping
Kenexis has just refreshed our Model RFQ document for fire and gas mapping. It [...]
Sizing Graded Areas for FGS Mapping
When performing fire and gas mapping utilizing geographic coverage techniques, one needs to define [...]
Fire Detector Viewing Distance Attenuation Factors
The performance of optical fire detectors is generally defined by the test results that [...]
Gas Detector Scenario Coverage Using Gaussian Dispersion Models
In the past few years, the use of quantitative risk analysis tools to determine [...]
Effigy™ Can Perform FGS Mapping in 2D, But Why?
There have been times when customers have asked whether or not our Effigy™ fire [...]
Optimizing Gas Detector Placement
Where it Leaks, Accumulates, and Migrates The process industries are starting to adopt performance-based design [...]
Effigy™ & Vertigo™ in Portuguese & Chinese
We have developed the Effigy™ (Fire & Gas Detector Mapping) and Vertigo™ (SIS Lifecycle [...]
FGS Mapping Video Featuring Effigy™ Released by Kenexis
FGS Mapping, specifically using the Kenexis Effigy™ FGS Mapping software application is the topic [...]
Fire & Gas Mapping: Actual Engineering or Fancy Computer Aided Graphics ?
With the relatively new and growing interest in design of Fire & Gas systems [...]
Advances in Design of Gas Detection Systems
Designers of fire and gas systems have long struggled with the question of how [...]
ISA Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook
We are pleased to announce that our book is being published by the ISA [...]
Effigy™ 3D Fire and Gas Mapping Feature – Plume Fire Model
Kenexis is happy to announce the release of Effigy™ Version 4.1.0. The release of [...]
Fire & Gas System Design – Update on Status of ISA Guidance
Working Group 7 of the ISA 84 committee continues to make progress on the [...]
Effigy™ Feature Announcement – Direct 3D Model Import
Kenexis is happy to announce the release of Effigy™ version 4.0.5. The release of this [...]
Gas Detection in Boiler Rooms
A lot of companies that operate gas-fired boilers are in the process of considering [...]
It’s Easier Than you Think – A Simple Method for Selecting Fire and Gas Mapping Coverage Targets
Many fire and gas mapping practitioners are performing fire and gas mapping studies without [...]
Understanding Fire Sizes in FGS Mapping
Good fire and gas (FGS) mapping depends on a solid understanding of the performance [...]
Explanation of Mitigation Effectiveness
Since the release of the ISA 84.00.07 technical report, I’ve received a lot of [...]
I Think I Might Have Too Many Fire Detectors…
In my consulting I often hear engineers say, “I think I have too many [...]
Origin of the Five Meter Grid for Gas Detector Spacing
There are many methods used in the process industries for placing gas detectors. These [...]