Fm 200 is thermally and chemically stable, but without the extremely long atmospheric lifetimes associated with other proposed halon replacements. Acoma drive, suite 106 scottsdale, az 85260 usa telephone. That translates into minimal equipment facility damage and little or no business interruption. The minimum fm200 design concentration for class a hazards is 6. The atmospheric lifetime of fm200 has been determined to be 36. Aug 25, 2000 fm 200 is a halocarbon agent accepted as an alternative to halon for total flooding fire suppression systems. Data center fire suppression systems fm 200 system design. During data center design, right type of gaseous agent selection is important decision.
Accordingly, the storage capacity for fm200 is around 1. Our clean agent fire protection system, which includes the use of hfc227ea and fm200, leaves no residue and doesnt require costly cleanup, unlike sprinklers and other fire protection systems. As the fastest waterless fire protection system available, protecting your business with the fm200 system will result in less damage, lower costs for repairs, and increased safety for your property, equipment, and workers in the case of an emergency. Control rooms, telecommunications rooms, museum or store goods or property of. The system shall be a total flood fm 200 suppression system supplied by pyrochem. Clean agent fire suppression system clean agent extinguishing system fm200. Firetrace fm200 automatic indirect fire suppression units are to be designed, installed, inspected, tested, maintained, and recharged by qualified. Fm200 fire suppression systems are commonly used in.
Fm 200 is a halocarbon agent accepted as an alternative to halon for total flooding fire suppression systems. Without a fm200 fire suppression system, you risk losing valuable time and business assets if a fire emergency occurs. For speed in suppressing fires, reducing damages, saving on floor space and allowing visibility, fike is the clear choice. The fm200 system is designed to extinguish flammable liquids and electrical fires within 10 seconds. Users of fm200 should read and understand the dupont material safety data sheet msds. Jun 06, 2015 clean fire extinguishing systems, fm 200 systems are suitable to be used for the fire that occurred in an area equipped with high value electrical and electronic equipment is an important part of doing business, such as a computer room.
The agent is retained at its design concentration in. Fm200 is commonly use agent for datacenter fire suppression. The gate must not exceed 12 feet in length and weigh more than 300 pounds please see technical specifications on page x. Fm 200 design includes determination of the agent quantity, piping layout, pressure drop through the piping and accessories, as well as fixing the location and quantities of discharge nozzles for uniform distribution of the agent throughout the space. Nov 05, 2009 fm 200 fire suppression systems go to. Pdf fm200 ecs series engineered fire suppression systems. Fm200 is a colorless, nontoxic gas perfectly suited to protect high value assets. The panel shall accept input from the following types of equipment used to make up the system. The system shall provide a fm 200 minimum design concentration of 7.
Fm200 fire suppressant hfc227ea can be safely used where people are present. This technical manual provides the necessary information for the design, installation, operation and maintenance of a chemetron fm200 sigma series engineered system. Dupont fm200 also known as hfc227ea is a clean agent fire suppressant and is probably the most popular of the clean agent family meeting the nfpa standard 2001 clean agent fire extinguishing systems. The system shall provide a fm200 minimum design concentration of 7. Fm200 is rated for use on class a, b, and c type fires. Equations for calculating the resulting clean agent concentration were added to nfpa 2001 for the 2015 edition. The system shall be total flooding fm200 extinguishing system designed to provide a uniform concentration of 7%, at normal average ambient temperature, minimum of fm200. Fike is pleased to provide a design, installation and maintenance manual for our clean agent fire suppression systems w fm200 agent. The objectives of this project are to study how the total flooding gas protection system with the fm200 clean. The ansul fm200 clean agent fire suppression system is approved by factory mutual fm and listed by underwriters laboratories ul for class a, b and c fires. Design, installation maintenance manualfm200fike gases. The control unit shall be approved by underwriters laboratories, inc. Nov 07, 20 clean agent fire suppression system clean agent extinguishing system fm 200.
Gaseous suppression for datacenter should meet certain requirements. Fikes clean agent system with fm200 also known as hfc227ea, uses fikes patented rupture disc valve design offering additional flexibility, effectiveness and speed. The mighty mule gate opener is designed for installation on a pulltoopen single leaf gate gates that open into the property. To view the implementation bulletin for the current fdm, please see rdb1907. Fm200 ecs series engineered fire suppression systems design, installation, operation and maintenance manual.
Fm 200 leaves no residue or oily deposits on delicate electronic equipment, and can be removed from the protected space by ventilation. The fm200 series is a bidirectional digital flow sensor for use with air or nitrogen gas. Documentation lv series fm200 brochure mv series fm200 brochure sv series fm200 brochure incontrol systems fm200 the clean agent fire extinguishing system utilizes fm200 as the extinguishing medium. Fm200 is thermally and chemically stable, but without the extremely long atmospheric lifetimes associated with other proposed halon replacements. Inhalation toxicity fm200 poses no acute or chronic hazard when it is. The chemical is 1,1,1,2,3,3,3heptafluoropropane or hfc227ea, liquefied compressed gas. Fm200 clean agent fire suppression system hfc227 fike. System design the new impulse valve has no effect on the agent concentration the new impulse valve can be used with both fm200 and ecaro25 the equivalent length values for impulse valves are very similar to the sav equivalent lengths very little effect on the system flow calculations. Clean fire extinguishing systems, fm 200 systems are suitable to be used for the fire that occurred in an area equipped with high value electrical and electronic equipment is an important part of doing business, such as a computer room. Fikes clean agent system with fm 200 also known as hfc227ea, uses fikes patented rupture disc valve design offering additional flexibility, effectiveness and speed.
This manual can also be used by the end user as an operations manual for the shp rpro. Fm200 fire suppression systems, safety, applications. Various types of gaseous clean agents are available. The primary extinguishing mechanism of fm200 is heat absorption, with a secondary chemical contribution from the thermal decomposition of fm200 in the flame. Fm 200 is a colorless, nontoxic gas perfectly suited to protect high value assets in areas that may be normally occupied, in locations where cleanup of other agents is problematic, when storage space for a fire suppression agent is. Control rooms, telecommunications rooms, museum or store goods or property. After receiving the fire signal, fm 200 is discharged totally from the cylinders within 10 seconds to fill up the space uniformly at the design concentration to extinguish the fire. This manual is a comprehensive guide that contains all the information necessary to design, install and maintain the fm200 engineered extinguishing system. Fm200 fire suppression is a suitable agent for normally occupied spaces. Design and installation of an engineered kidde ecs advanced delivery systems ads, clean agentwaterless fire suppression system employing dupont fm 200 agent, which is manufactured by kidde fire systems, 400 main street, ashland, ma 01721. The fm 200 series is a bidirectional digital flow sensor for use with air or nitrogen gas. Fm200 fire suppression system supplier carbon steel 40l 1. This manual is a comprehensive guide that contains all the information necessary to design, install and maintain the fm200 engineered extinguishing system however the manual does not address information relating to fire. As was discussed in part 1 of this article in the august pme, fm 200 is a halocarbon agent accepted as an alternative to halon for total flooding fire suppression systems.
Dupont fm200 fire suppression systems american fire. The atmospheric lifetime of fm 200 has been determined to be 36. As the fastest waterless fire protection system available, protecting your business with the fm 200 system will result in less damage, lower costs for repairs, and increased safety for your property, equipment, and workers in the case of an emergency. Copies of the fm200 msds can be obtained from dupont customer service or international offices see last page of this document for locations, telephone numbers, and web site. Fm200 clean agent fire suppression system fast, effective clean agent fire protection. The fm 200 system is designed to extinguish flammable liquids and electrical fires within 10 seconds. It shall not be used as a substitute in determining material and quantity requirements as defined in kidde fire systems design manuals and applicable nfpa standards. When used at standard design concentrations, it is safe for occupied spaces. It offers high precision detection in an ultra small package, thanks to the utilization of mems technology. Kiddefenwal design, installation, operation and maintenance. Fm200 is a waterless fire protection system, it is discharged into the risk. Design and installation of an engineered kidde ecs advanced delivery systems ads, clean agentwaterless fire suppression system employing dupont fm200 agent, which is manufactured by kidde fire systems, 400 main street, ashland, ma 01721.
The series covers a wide range of flow rates and has a wide range of io options standard, such as dual discrete outputs, an analog voltage output. All components of the clean agent fire extinguishing system shall be the products of the same manufacturer or listed by that manufacturer as compatible with those devices, components and equipment. Plans preparation manual ppm 2020 fdot design manual. Step 1 identify the hazard to protect and note the applicable design concentration number. The extinguishing performance of fm 200 appears to be not so quick as btm. Aug 28, 2000 fm 200 is a halocarbon agent accepted as an alternative to halon for total flooding fire suppression systems. Clean fire extinguishing systems, fm200 systems are suitable to be used for the fire that occurred in an area equipped with high value electrical and electronic equipment is an important part of doing business, such as a computer room. Fikes clean agent system uses fikes patented rupture disc valve design. The system shall be a total flood fm200 suppression system supplied by pyrochem. Service for fm200 systems western states fire protection can help to design, install, and provide ongoing service for your fm200 system.
Fire extinguishing fm200 fire extinguishing agent kidde fire protection advises that the maximum fill density for a cylinder of fm200 pressurised with nitrogen to 360 psi is 1. Fm200 fire suppression system design, installation, operation and maintenance manual part number. Download your design, installation, operation, and maintenance manuals for automatic fire suppression systems from firetrace international. This manual is a comprehensive guide that contains all the information necessary to design, install and maintain the fm200 engineered. Fm 200 is commonly use agent for datacenter fire suppression.
Our clean agent fire protection system, which includes the use of hfc227ea and fm 200, leaves no residue and doesnt require costly cleanup, unlike sprinklers and other fire protection systems. The physical and chemical properties of fm 200 are not the same as btm. In my specific case, design concentration was correct, fan test adequately performed, but i had a doubt with the quantity of gas provided. Learn how the the fm200 clean agent fire protection system hfc227ea leaves no. Fm200 hfc227ea is formed from the elements carbon, fluorine and hydrogen cf3chfcf3heptafluoropropane. Fm200 is not a direct replacement for existing halon 1 installations due to the difference in agent quantity and discharge characteristics the minimum fm200 design concentration for class a hazards is 6 4% for ul listed systems or 7 17% for fm approved systems, and for class b hazard is at least 9 0%. This manual is written for the fire protection professional that designs, installs, and maintains firetrace pre engineered automatic indirect fm 200 clean agent extinguisher unit firetrace fm200 automatic indirect fire suppression units are to be designed, installed, inspected.
Aug 21, 2014 incontrol systems fm 200 the clean agent fire extinguishing system utilizes fm 200 as the extinguishing medium. Fm200 leaves no residue or oily deposits on delicate electronic equipment, and can be removed from the protected space by ventilation. And it discharges in 10 seconds or less, extinguishing a fire quickly and. Fm200 fire suppression system, china fm200 gas suppression. Fm200 is a waterless fire protection system, it is discharged into the risk within 10 seconds and suppresses the fire. This calculation tool is intended for use in developing approximate estimates of the material and equipment budgeting purposes. Kidde clean agent fire extinguishing system employing chemoursfm200 december 2015 page 2 of 6 d. This is a single volume technical manual arra nged in 6 sections, followed by an appendix. Control rooms, telecommunications rooms, museum or store goods or property of high value clean fire at the cabin. Design, installation, operation and maintenance manual code. Fire protection design with fm 200 part 2 of 2 this website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience.
Oct 16, 2011 design, installation, operation and maintenance manual code. Fm200 is a waterless fire protection system, it is discharged into the risk within 10 seconds and suppresses the fire immediately. The benefits of a fm200 fire suppression system fireline. Fm200 is not a direct replacement for existing halon 1 installations due to the difference in agent quantity and discharge characteristics. Fireline is here to tell you about the fm200 fire suppression system and the benefits that come with the installation of an fm200 fire suppression system. Before you refer to any section in this manual, and before you attempt to install or use the shp rpro, be sure to read the important safety notices in section 1.