WHAT IS UHP?

ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE PHYSICS IN ACTION

MORE SURFACE AREA

Heat transfer occurs at the surface layer of water, no matter how large the droplet. More Droplets = More Surface Area = More Heat Absorption

FASTER HEAT ABSORPTION

The disruption of upper thermal layers by proper UHP attack has been shown to decrease room temperatures by 1,000°F. This is faster than any conventional attack line.

LESS WATER

Our UHP units use 80% less water than a conventional attack line, giving you more firefighting capability in water scarce areas.

SMALLER DROPLETS

UHP water droplets are over 60x smaller than droplets from a conventional line giving you more water surface area with less total water volume.

It's All About The SCIENCE

UHP

Ultra High Pressure (UHP) has been categorized by the NFPA as a pump system with a minimum rated capacity of 6 gpm at discharge pressures greater than 1,100 psi. Water droplets at this pressure are over 60 times smaller than a conventional, low pressure line.

This allows a UHP system to put more droplets into the atmosphere, creating more surface area for heat absorption. Smaller droplets also convert to steam quicker, displacing oxygen and helping to extinguish the fire.

Less water, more heat absorption, quicker knockdown. UHP proves to be a valuable tool in many applications: