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A Short History of Halon Fire Suppression Systems:
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Fire Protection Specialist announces a groundbreaking advancement in fire protection technology in the greater Eastern Washington area with the introduction of the ANSUL® SAPPHIRE™ Fire Suppression System. This revolutionary technology utilizes a new sustainable* chemical agent that fights fires without causing any damage to electronics, works of art, irreplaceable artifacts and other critical assets. Complementing Ansul’s existing INERGEN® line of fire suppression systems, the new product uses 3M® NOVEC™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid. It looks exactly like water, but does not cause the type of damage associated with water when putting out a fire. It can be used to protect rare exhibits, electronic equipment and other delicate items without causing any harm. In fact, items can even be immersed in the agent. The fire protection fluid will quickly evaporate, safeguarding these items - and leaving them unaffected.
The SAPPHIRE system is a sustainable, long-term technology. It is based on NOVEC™ 1230 fluid by 3M, which has zero ozone depletion potential and an atmospheric lifetime of just five days, the lowest for halocarbon alternatives. Its global warming potential is one; lower than any halocarbon agent acceptable for use in occupied spaces. Stored as a liquid but expelled as a gas, NOVEC 1230 fluid is easy to handle, is field rechargeable, and requires about the same number of cylinders as halocarbon agents. It is ideal for special hazards like electronics, ships and critical military applications.
With pressure from environmental regulations growing in all industries, sustainability is becoming a critical issue in selecting a clean agent fire protection system. Ansul is a leader in environmentally responsible fire protection and with NOVEC 1230 fluid and the new SAPPHIRE system, Fire Protection Specialist can now offer its customers everywhere an even broader choice of sustainable fire protection technologies.
The SAPPHIRE Suppression System chemically interferes with the fire combustion process, therefore bringing it to a halt. It also works faster than a water sprinkler system, which is designed to work when it detects an actual flame. SAPPHIRE Suppression Systems detect fire at invisible levels, identifying particles of combustion before they turn into damaging flames.
SAPPHIRE Suppression Systems offer central storage and modular design solutions that can work in tandem with existing building fire alarm and suppression systems, providing ideal building structure protection. The agent is stored in pressurized containers as a liquid and vaporizes when discharged. When applied in a modular design, storage containers take up less space than other fire suppression systems, giving users more options for storage and placement. For example, by integrating the SAPPHIRE Suppression System into a current building fire alarm/suppression scheme, users can select key rooms or spaces to protect, making it a cost-effective solution.
Other benefits of the SAPPHIRE System include an atmospheric lifetime of only five days, versus 33 years for the closest chemical alternative, as well as zero ozone depletion. In addition, the SAPPHIRE Suppression System offers the greatest safety margin over other non-sustainable halocarbon alternatives.
The SAPPHIRE Fire Suppression System not only eliminates the issue of massive water damage but also greatly reduces actual fire damage by suppressing a fire in the pre-combustion stage. It is sophisticated, flexible, and engineered to be safe for people, products and the environment.
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Inergen® is a new Halon alternative agent, stored as a high pressure agent and stored in cylinders similar to Carbon Dioxide. This agent is comprised of three naturally occurring gases - Nitrogen, Argon and Carbon Dioxide.
Like Carbon Dioxide, INERGEN® extinguishes fire by lowering the oxygen content below the level that supports combustion. But there is one important difference. Unlike Carbon Dioxide, when INERGEN agent is discharged into a room, it introduces the proper mixture of gases that will still allow a person to breathe in a reduced oxygen atmosphere. It actually enhances the body's ability to accumulate oxygen.
The normal atmosphere in a room contains 21% oxygen and less than 1% Carbon Dioxide. If the oxygen content is reduced below 15%, most combustibles will not burn. INERGEN agent will reduce the oxygen content to 12.5% while increasing the carbon dioxide content to about 4%.
The increase in the Carbon Dioxide content increases a person's respiration rate. Simply stated, the human body is stimulated by the Carbon Dioxide to breathe more deeply and rapidly to compensate for the lower oxygen content of the atmosphere.
Fire Protection Specialist designs, installs and services Inergen systems manufactured by Ansul. The system is laid out with a central bank of cylinders manifold together and the agent is dispersed through a pressure reducer and a piping system.
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You Don't Have to Eliminate your Old Halon System...Transform It!
Fike, in cooperation with DuPont™ Fluoroproducts, is introducing the easiest and most cost effective drop-in replacement for existing Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems.Fike's ECARO-25™ makes it possible to leave the existing piping in place and exchange the cylinders and discharge nozzles only. These major advantages of ECARO-25™ make the Halon retrofit as easy as possible, even for equipment that is running 24-hours a day / 365 days/year. The Fike ECARO-25™ System, containing DuPont™ FE-25™, provides end-users with the easiest and most cost effective drop-in solution to their Halon replacement needs. Due to the physical properties of FE-25™ and the superior performance of Fike's fast-acting rupture valve assembly, ECARO-25™ can work with your existing Halon pipe network. Just replace the nozzles and containers to transform your Halon 1301 fire protection system with ECARO-25™.
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Fike's HFC-227ea Clean Agent Suppression Systems provide an environmentally acceptable solution for your fire protection needs, where clean-up presents a problem, where electrically non-conductive medium is needed, and where people compatibility is an overriding factor. On a weight-of-agent basis, Fike's HFC-227ea Clean Agent Suppression System is a very effective fire fighting agent. Unlike Halon, Fike's HFC-227e holds zero ozone depleting potential and Low global warming potential. HFC-227 (FM-200), chemically known as heptafluoropropane, is an alternative fire suppression system agent manufactured in the United States by Great Lakes Chemical (FM-200) and DuPont Corporation (HFC-227).
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The Fike MicroMist system is a self-contained, single-fluid, pre-engineered water mist fire suppression system for total compartment protection of machinery spaces and compartmentalized gas turbine generators. The MicroMist system employs a brass nozzle which has demonstrated excellent performance extinguishing flammable liquid (Class B) fire scenarios.
The MicroMist system is offered in 70 and 107 gallon (265 and 405 liter)cylinder configurations. Each system package is skid mounted and includes all necessary valves and actuation components for system operation. system nozzles must be ordered separately. Each MicroMist system package is pre-assembled and tested to ensure system reliability and simplify installation.
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