FIRE FIGHTING GAS SYSTEM WITH FM 200

FM 200 OVERVIEW

Heptafluoropropane (HFC 227ea) CF3CHFCF3

FM 200 OVERVIEW
FM-200
Developed in 1980s, environmentally friendly alternative to halon

1301
First system installed 1992 UL listing / FM approval 1994 Hundreds of thousands of systems in over 70 countries FM-200 Originally Manufactured by Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (GLCC)
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FM-200 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation - Formerly largest producers in the world of Halon
1211 and Halon 1301

FM 200 FEATURES
FM 200 has no hazardous physic-chemical properties or health effects and it meets all criteria laid down by Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993. FM-200 Discharge of 95% of agent must be achieved within 10 seconds FM-200 is a gas at ambient pressure and temperature[vapour pressure 4.5bar] FM-200 is pumped into welded steel cylinders at vapour pressure, ensuring the agent is in liquid phase. The cylinder is then super-pressurised with Nitrogen to operating pressure [25bar] FM-200 is discharged as liquid from the pressurised container and vaporises at nozzle.

FM 200 FEATURES Space Saving Installation Comparison

Halon 1301 CO2 Inert Gas

FM 200 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

FM-200 Natural, non-toxic and efficient this risk specific agent is a
fine spray mist that offers effective protection without the deluge and damage of traditional water based systems. FM-200 is only harmful in high concentrations FM-200 is the clean agent protection for a range of sensitive

applications, many where people are involved.

FM-200 does not deplete stratospheric ozone. FM-200 is stored as a liquid in steel containers and superpressurized with nitrogen to 360psig (2482 kPa) to increase its discharge flow characteristics

FM 200 SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Typical Assembly for 2 cylinder FM-200 system

Pressure switch Pressure operated control head Outlet Adapter Control Heads: - Lever Operated - Electric, Stackable Cylinder Valve Master Cylinder Adaptor Kit (rear)

Cylinder Strap
Master Cylinder Slave Cylinder

FM 200 SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Nozzle Selection
Maximum Area Coverage and Position
Length of 13.4 m [44] Width of 12.2 m [40] o 360 nozzle to be located close to the centre of the protected area of coverage. o 180 nozzle to be located close to the centre of the wall.

180 degree
360 degree

Fm 200 system components

Nozzle distribution

Length 13.4 m

9.1 m

14.7 m

Width 12.2 m

Width 12.2 m

Fm 200 system components system operation steps

Activation of any detector on either circuit shall; 1. Illuminate ALARM on FECP 2. Energize Bell (1st Stage Alarm) 3. Send alarm signal to Main Fire Alarm Control Panel. 4. Shut down HVAC Subsequent operation of a Cross-Zoned detector shall; 1. Illuminate pre-descharge on FECP 2. Activate Strobe/Horn (2nd Stage Alarm Sounder) 3. Initialize discharge delay Evacuation Timer 30s. 4. Enable system abort sequence 5. After preset time delay, release agent circuit activated. FM200 is Released. 6. Activate discharge strobe

FM 200 SYSTEM COMPONENTS

GENERAL DESCRIPTION - SYSTEM COMPONENTS

DISCHARG E NOZZLE SMOKE DETECTOR FECP 1ST STAGE ALARM 2ND STAGE ALARM

FM200 CYLINDER ABORT SWITCH DISCHARG E STROBE MANUAL RELEASE

FM 200 APPLICATIONS

FM200 DRAWING

FM 200 HYDRAULIC CALCULATION

W = weight of clean agent V = net volume of hazard

S =specific volume s.h agent NFPA 2001 Appendix A- Table A-3-5.1 C = concentration of agent
T= temperature of place Different according to application condition

FM 200 HYDRAULIC CALCULATION

Control room area 10m*5m with height 3m and its temperature 30C Calculated total weight of fm200 and draw net work with sizing and number of nozzle ?

Solution
Step one :write the law of weight Step two : cal. Volume & V= 10*5*3=150m3 Step three : get the with 30C s= from NFPA2001 from Table A-3-5.1 match

0.1425 (m3/kg)

= 7% Then , w= (150/0.1425)*(7/93)=79.2 kg of fm200

Step four : put

FM 200 HYDRAULIC CALCULATION

So You are right And Use this program

You can use different program This is program But window Program calculation Will ClickThen on appears to you fire option Select Should put of the Put the window put the area height fm200 Or data input After Near date input Click Equal to calculate Manual calculation

temperature

SUMMARY
Environmentally friendly alternative to harmful gas suppression systems Zero Ozone Depletion Potential Low Global Warming Potential Short atmospheric lifetime Safe for use in occupied areas up to certain concentrations & exposure times Clean Agent No residue; good for sensitive/valuable assets UL listing / FM approval Short discharge time, typically within 6-10 seconds

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