THE FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH MINIMUM INSTALLATION TIME
TURBO®
Flood protection systems
TURBO® flood protection systems are based on water-
filled dams that can be installed anywhere within a very short space of time and with minimum effort.
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Convenient, fast connection of tubes with wire locks
A dam consists of two parallel tubes made from
special, hard-wearing tarpaulin material, which are connected with a simple wire lock. The system is available in 3 sizes offering heads of 25 cm, 55 cm, and 85 cm. Standard tubes come in lengths between 5 m and 25 m.
Patented coupling systems enable dams of any
length to be configured, with freely configurable changes in direction in all 3 dimensions at any point and without special elements. TURBO® dams can be erected on any terrain and surface. The dam requires no anchoring or additional support. The TURBO® system is characterised by very short installation times, convenient handling, in-
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telligent details, and a high quality standard. 2 TURBO® models are available: BI-TURBO® and TURBO® XP.
The advantages:
• Fast and convenient assembly • Good storability
within a minimum of space
• Can be used without anchoring • Requires no angle elements
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and has no loose components
TURBO® flood protection systems represent an interna-
tionally patented advancement of flood protection based on tube systems. A dam with a length of 500 m and a head of 85 cm can be assembled by 4 persons in around 4 hours. An equivalent dam based on sandbags
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would require arround 640 tons of sand in 42,000
Convenient handling,
sandbags.
sophisticated details (Mod. BI-TURBO)
TURBO®
Two models
The two models differ in terms of the coupling system and in the way they are filled with water. Both systems
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Storz connection for filling, venting or draining
are leak-proof and are easy to fill.
(Mod. TURBO XP)
TURBO XP ® TURBO® XP is characterised by ingenious simplicity. The two tube ends are conical and feature a Storz connection at the apex. The Storz connections can optionally be used for filling with water, venting, or draining. They are accessible and controllable at all times. The tubes are connected using a sleeve (tube with two
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Coupling the
open sides). As in the BI- TURBO® system, individual tu-
tubes with a sleeve (Mod. TURBO XP)
bes can be positioned in gaps or removed at a later stage.
BI-TURBO®
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BI-TURBO® sets new standards for flood protec-
Connections
tion and can be assembled more quickly than any other
without tools or loose parts
system available on the market.
(Mod. BI-TURBO)
BI-TURBO® is in a class of its own. It is the system offering the shortest assembly time. The modules consist of dual tubes, with both open ends equipped with an aluminium ring. The rings are designed as quarter-turn fasteners and are connected using «spectacle»-shaped coupling plates featuring all required individual connection components and a valve. The valves are located at the bottom and enable water to flow from one module
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to the next.
The Storz connections are welded to a channel at
the top that distributes the water uniformly into the two tubes. A dam of almost any length can be filled with water without time-consuming repositioning of fire hoses. The assembly time is determined by the time it takes to fill the tubes with water. This applies to all water-filled systems.
Valves enable water to flow from one element to another (Mod. BI-TURBO)
TURBO®
In comparison
TURBO® flood protection systems were developed
Assembly times:
by an experienced team, whose long-standing
Conventional water-filled tube systems
experience, product knowledge and unique know-
Laying out
how led to a wide range of improvements:
Inflating
Filling with water
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Laying out
Time saving
Filling with water
• More convenient connection
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TURBO XP®
of tubes in longitudinal direction
• Better leak-tightness of the connections
Laying out
Time saving
Filling with water
• Faster assembly • No loose components • Filling and draining connections
freely accessible at all times
• Dual base as standard
TURBO® systems have many significant advantages
TURBO® vs. competitors:
compared with all other systems:
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Cubical and
Conven-
TURBO
BI-
trapezoidal
tional
XP
TURBO®
• Fast and convenient assembly
systems
systems
(No time-consuming inflating, very
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short assembly times)
®
Assembly time
• Straightforward handling
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(Convenient assembly and
disassembly with the TURBO Caddy)
Handling ®
• Minimum manpower requirements
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• Good storability within
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Putting away/
a minimum of space
• Can be used without anchoring
Drying
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on any terrain
• Requires no angle elements and
Connection to
building
has no loose components
• Passages can be left open until
just before the expected flood
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• In an emergency the apron enables
performance ratio
the height of the dam to be
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increased safely and securely
• Excellent price/performance ratio
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TURBO速
Filling with water
TURBO速 Applications
Conventional systems:
Standard
The filling connections are arranged such that the fire hose has to be repositioned for each individual compart-
application with dual tubes of identical size
ment. Since the connections are on the outside, the fire hoses have to cross the dam. Individual tube with support through existing objects
Additional tube for large flow velocities
TURBO XP速 system :
The tube connection segments feature 4 adjacent individual connections situated centrally at the top, so
Individual tubes
that 4 tube sections can be filled without the need
with different
for repositioning the fire hose.
diameters
Dam height can be increased by adding an individual tube
Dam height
BI-TURBO速 system :
The filling connection located centrally at the top enab-
can be increased with the aid of an integrated apron
les the two adjacent tubes to be filled simultaneously, from where the water flows to all connected tubes via valves located at the bottom of the connection segments. This means that the fire hose only has to be con-
Integration
nected once for a 500 m long dam.
of obstacles in the terrain
Terrain constrictions can be circumvented conveniently
TURBOÂŽ represents a consistent advancement and optimisation of existing systems offering faster assembly and more convenient handling.
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