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This document compares three types of fire suppression systems: halocarbons, inert gases, and condensed aerosols. It provides information about 25 different items relating to their type of fires extinguished, method of extinguishing, inerting capabilities, decomposition products, design concentrations, applications, installations requirements, certifications, and costs. Halocarbons extinguish fire through thermal reduction and stopping the chain reaction in combustion. Inert gases work by reducing oxygen below 15% while condensed aerosols inhibit the chemical chain reaction. Halocarbons have the highest global warming potential but inert gases and condensed aerosols have none.

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Clean Agent Comparison Chart

This document compares three types of fire suppression systems: halocarbons, inert gases, and condensed aerosols. It provides information about 25 different items relating to their type of fires extinguished, method of extinguishing, inerting capabilities, decomposition products, design concentrations, applications, installations requirements, certifications, and costs. Halocarbons extinguish fire through thermal reduction and stopping the chain reaction in combustion. Inert gases work by reducing oxygen below 15% while condensed aerosols inhibit the chemical chain reaction. Halocarbons have the highest global warming potential but inert gases and condensed aerosols have none.

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SYSTEM COMPARISON CHART

ITEM DESCRIPTION Halocarbons (FM200, Inert Gases (Nitrogen(N2), Condensed Aerosols


NAF,others) Inergen, Argonite, others) (FIREPRO)
1 TYPE OF FIRE (A,B,C) A,B,C A,B,C A,B,C,F
2 METHOD OF EXTINGUISHING - Largely by Thermal Reduction - Reduction Oxygen below - By Inhibiting the Chemical
- To some extent by Stopping 15% Chain Reaction in combustion,
the Chain Reaction in at molecular level
combustion

3 INERTING CAPABILITIES – NO YES YES YES


REIGNITION
4 DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT YES (Hydrogen Fluoride) None YES (Minor - Potassium
Compounds of Neutral pH)
5 DESIGN CONCENTRATION 6.25% or 7% By Volume Minimum 51% Class A w/out S.F.: 76.4g/m3
6 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION Heptafluoropropane Pure Nitrogen K2CO3 (Potassium Carbonate)
(HFC227ea)
KNO3 (Potassium Nitrate)
Others - traces

7 EXTINGUISHING ABILITY WITH Affected Affected Affected but not as the gases
DOOR/ WINDOW OPEN – more dense
8 EFFECT WITH HIGH CEILING Max. = 7.3m No Max = 8m
9 ENVIRONMENT EFFECT YES NO NO
See EU Directives on HFC ban Green Labeled
10 GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL 3500 0 0
(GWP) – IPCC 2001
11 OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL 0 0 0
(ODP)
ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME 36.5 year negligible
12 RISK TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO YES YES NO
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
13 SYSTEM APPLICATION Total Flooding In Enclosure Total Flooding In Total Flooding In Enclosure
Enclosure
14 ELECTRICAL NON-DISCHARGE YES YES YES
15 DISCHARGE DISRUPTION NO NO NO
16 SYSTEM INSTALLATION Complicated Difficult Easy
17 VISIBILITY WHILE DISCHARGE Not Clear Clear Not Clear
18 DISCHARGE TIME 10 Sec. Within 1 Min. 10 – 20 Sec.
19 OCCUPIED AREA YES YES YES
20 PRESSURE AT CYLINDER 360 PSI (24.82 BAR) 200-300 BAR Non-Pressurized
21 PIPING INSTALLATION - SCH 40 Seam - SCH 40 & 80 Seamless None
- Fitting Class 300 - Fitting Class 3000 Not Required
22 STANDARD OF SYSTEM UL, FM, LPCB, BS, EPA Vds, JIS NFPA, ISO, CEN, IMO, BRL, UL
23 LISTINGS OF SYSTEM UL, VdS ULC, KIWA, ANPI, BSI,EPA
24 MANUFACTURING (AGENT GREAT LAKES-CHEMTURA / - FIREPRO SYSTEMS LTD
ONLY) DUPONT
25 REFILL PRICE, THB/ ROOM 1,200 THB/ M³ (200 Bar) 175 THB / M³ NOT APPLICABLE – 15 YEAR
VOLUME CERTIFIED LIFETIME

As per IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) of 2001 the GWP of FM200 is 3500 and not 2900 (that was in the 2nd Assessment
Report - SAR) IPCC Third Assessment Report - Climate Change 2001 - Complete online versions | UNEP/GRID-Arendal -
Publications - Other

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