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Gas Suppression Systems

Fire Protection Gas Suppression System or simply called as Automatic Fire Suppression System (or Gas Suppression System), is relatively a new technology in India. Unlike conventional system that use water, in Gas Based Fire Suppression System; water is never used and yet the fire is extinguished. Here Gas is used to extinguish the fire. Hence it is a Gas Based system. The fire gets extinguished, within a minute of activation and everything is automatic.

How do Gas Suppression System Function?

Gas Suppression Systems are generally used in concealed rooms. The principle used by Gas Suppression System is by breaking the Fire Triangle, the fire ceases to exist. In the room, protected by Gas Suppression System, there are various detectors placed at various locations. Each detector constantly monitors the room for signs of fire. As soon as fire is detected, an alarm is sounded, to the personnel to evacuate the entire room. Then, the a gas like, Novec, Clean Agent or Co2 is released in the enclosed room. Thus, the oxygen in the room is rapidly reduced, to a level where fire cannot exist. 

There are generally, two principles used in Gas Suppression Systems :
1) The Total Flooding Principle : The Gas Suppression System is used in an enclosed room or isolated location. and
2) The Local Application Principle : The Gas Suppression System is directly applied to the fire, immediately on the fire affected area. There are no physical barriers present, as in the case of the total flooding principle.

What are the advantages of Gas Suppression System?The main advantage of Gas Suppression System, system is that it is very quick.
The gas used in Gas Suppression System, does not have any smell or colour. It is also friendly to nature. Gas Suppression System also have very easy maintenance and occupy lesser space.
It does not have any kind of flavour.

 

There are various Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems or Gas Suppression systems used in the market :

1) Argon Gas Suppression System or Argon Clean Agent Systems.
2) FM 200 Clean Agent Systems
3) Novec 1230 Clean Agent Systems or Novec Fire Protection System
4) FE-13 Clean Agent Systems
5) Carbon Dioxide Co2 Clean Agent Systems or Co2 Total Flooding System

Gaseous fire suppression is a term to describe the use of inert gases and chemical agents to extinguish afire. Also called clean agent fire suppression. These agents are governed by the National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) Standard for Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems - NFPA 2001 in the USA, with different standards and regulations in other parts of the world. The system typically consists of the agent, agent storage containers, agent release valves,fire detectors, fire detection system (wiring control panel, actuation signaling), agent delivery piping, and agent dispersion nozzles. Less typically, the agent may be delivered by means of solid propellant gas generators that produce either inert or chemically active gas.

Novec™ 1230

Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid, is a second generation clean agent fire extinguishing agent. Novec™ 1230 is a chemical agent used primarily in total flooding systems and is the most environmentally benign of all the chemical agents. Novec™ 1230 is truly a real breakthrough in clean agent technology, a liquid at room temperature, it looks, feels and acts like water, allowing flexibility in recharge procedures. In particular our higher storage pressure at 34.5 bar (500psi) allows the greatest flexibility for the system design.