Fire Suppression Systems Association PRESENTS:

1. Fire Suppression Systems AssociationPRESENTS: S.H.A.P.E. presented by Your name here Your company here

2. Special HazardsAwareness Promotion & Education

3. Special Hazards • Definition: • Any area containing equipment or processes of exceptionally high value. • Any area containing unique or irreplaceable assets. (Museums, Art Galleries, Records Storage) • 3. Any area or process where the revenue produced is of greater value than the equipment itself.

4. CLEAN AGENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS • Definition: • 1. A Fire Suppression System whose means of extinguishment does not cause damage in addition to that which was caused by the fire itself.

5. Fire Protection Systems • Safety • Occupants, respondents, surroundings • Damage Control • Buildings, equipment, data • Business, operations, revenue

6. Special Hazards • High value assets • Areas where water is not appropriate as the first and only means of fire protection

7. Special Hazards • FACT: Fire Sprinklers Save Lives • FACT: Fire Sprinklers are an essential part of a building’s total fire protection • FACT: Fire Sprinklers protect STRUCTURES – NOT CONTENTS • FACT: Fire Sprinklers meet MINIMUM Code Requirements

8. Special Hazards • Risks of improper fire protection • Downtime • Business closure • Insurance coverage • Legal liability • Personal injury

9. Special Hazards • Data processing • Rooms and Subfloors • Tape vaults • Robotic storage units • Telecommunications • Switch facilities • Cell sites • Battery storage

10. Special Hazards • Healthcare • MRI / CT / Radiography • Data and Records storage • HIIPA regulations • Historic/Cultural Properties • Libraries • Museums • Art galleries • Vaults and Safes

11. Special Hazards • Power Generation • Turbine enclosures • Generator sets • Electrical/motor control rooms • Marine • Machinery spaces • Pump or generator rooms • Cargo holds

12. Special Hazards • Industrial Applications • Process control rooms • Motor control rooms • Flammable liquid storage • Specialty Applications • In-cabinet • CNC Machines • Performance vehicle • Fume Hoods

13. Special Hazards Systems • Five types of systems • Foam • Carbon Dioxide • Dry Chemical • Water Mist • Clean Agents

14. Foam Systems • How they work • Separates fuel from oxygen • Blankets fuel creating barrier • Cools fuel • Suppresses flammable vapors

15. Foam Systems • Types of Systems • Protein foam • Fluoroprotein foam • Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) • Applications • Airports, refineries, manufacturing, etc… • Flammable liquids

16. Carbon Dioxide Systems • The original gaseous suppression system: • Used since 1910 • Rapid discharge and extinguishment • No clean-up • Will not damage electronics • Toxic at design concentrations

17. Carbon Dioxide Systems • Applications • Best suited for unoccupied areas • Commonly used in “Local Applications”

18. Carbon Dioxide Systems • Several System Types • Total flooding • High pressure cylinders • Low pressure, refrigerated bulk tank • Local Application • Hose reel applications

19. Dry Chemical Systems • Ideal for industrial applications • Coats the surface of fuel material • Separates fuel from oxygen • Reduces chance of re-flash

20. Dry Chemical Systems • Applications • Flammable liquid storage areas • Dip tanks • Mechanical rooms • Exhaust ducts • Quench tanks • Coating equipment

21. Water Mist Systems • Water based technology in special • hazards fire protection • Fine water droplets turn to steam • Increases in volume 1,760 times • Extinguishes by heat absorption and localized oxygen displacement

22. Water Mist Systems • Applications • Turbine hoods • Flammable liquid storage • Machinery rooms • Incinerator installations • Emergency generator rooms • Switch gear rooms • Engine rooms

23. Clean Agent Systems • Waterless technology - objectives • Detect and suppress fires rapidly • No additional damage to equipment • Eliminate down time for unaffected equipment • Environmentally friendly • Require no clean-up • Safe for Personnel

24. Clean Agent Systems • History Lesson • Halon was the standard for Clean Agent Fire Suppression • US EPA banned production of NEW Halons as of 12-31-93 • US EPA Developed “SNAP LIST” • (Significant New Alternatives Policy) • 21 Agents/Compounds approved • Six Agents currently available in US

25. Halons • Halon 1211 and 1301 were highly • successful suppression agents • Fast suppression • Minimal damage • Br and Cl are ozone depleting • Production banned by EPA • Only available in recycled form • Limited supply

26. US EPA - SNAP • Significant New Alternatives Program • Program evaluates new suppression agents • Human health considerations • Environmental considerations • Approved agents: • Have similar suppression qualities as Halon • Non-ozone depleting • Not harmful to people • Not harmful to the protected space

27. NFPA 2001 • Standard on Clean Agent Extinguishing Systems • Revised in 2004 • Safety • Components • System Design • Inspection • Testing • Maintenance

28. The Next Generation • Clean agents for the 21st Century • Fluorine based agents • Chlorine and Bromine generally avoided • Zero ozone depletion potential • Heat absorption mechanism • Inert gas agents • Various combinations of naturally occurring inert gases (N2, Ar, CO2) • Oxygen reduction mechanism

29. NFPA 2001 listed agents (abb)

30. NFPA 2001 listed agents • Fluorine based agents • Suitable for class A, B, C hazards • Primary mechanism is removal of heat (NOT oxygen depletion) • Design concentrations: 4%-9% v/v • Safe for occupied areas • Zero ozone depletion potential

31. HFC-227ea (CF3CHFCF3)

32. HFC-227ea • Manufactured by Great Lakes Chemical Corporation as FM-200 • Manufactured by DuPont as FE-227 • Available from ALL System Manufacturers • Extensive availability • The most widely used halon alternative to date

33. HFC-125 (CHF2CF3)

34. HFC-125 • Manufactured by DuPont as FE-25 • Similar thermodynamic characteristics as halon 1301 • Suitable Agent for retro-fit of existing Halon Systems due to flow characteristics

35. HFC-23 (CHF3)

36. HFC-23 • Manufactured by DuPont as FE-13 • Niche market halon alternative • Particularly applicable for cold temperatures and high ceilings • No nitrogen super-pressurization • High vapor pressure, stored in seamless (CO2 type) cylinders

37. FK-5-1-12 (CF3CF2C(O)CF(CF3)2

38. FK-5-1-12 • Manufactured by 3M as Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid • Newest of the halon alternatives • Stored as a liquid at room temperature • Zero ODP and minimal, (5 Day) atmospheric lifetime

39. NFPA 2001 listed agents • Inert gas based agents • Blend of N2 and Ar (some CO2) • Suitable for class A, B, C hazards • Primary mechanism is oxygen depletion • Safe for occupied areas • Zero ozone depletion • Design concentrations: 35%-40% v/v

40. IG-541 • Offered by Ansul (Inergen) • Nitrogen/Argon/CO2 {proprietary} mixture • 50% Ar, 42% N2, 8% CO2 • CO2 promotes increased breathing rates in lower O2 atmosphere • Stored in seamless cylinders • Long piping lengths possible

41. IG-55 • Offered by Kidde-Fenwal and Chemetron companies as Argonite • Argon, nitrogen mixture (50-50) • Similar characteristics and delivery as Inergen

42. Control Systems • The system nerve center monitors and regulates: • Sensitivity levels • Event sequencing • Time delays • Initial and secondary alarms • Equipment Shutdown • Discharge of suppression agent

43. Control Systems • Conventional control systems • Features • Alarm and suppression control • Supervised detection • Manual release • Abort • Agent release • Minimal programming

44. Control Systems • Intelligent Control Systems • Features • Network addressable devices • Full analog reporting from smoke detectors • Programming capability • Alarm verification • Password protected software • Event history buffers

45. Detection Systems • First defense to minimize damage • Conventional smoke detection • Addressable Smoke Detection • Air sampling smoke detection • Heat detection • Flame detection • Optical detection

46. Detection Systems • Photoelectric & Ionization Technology • Sense the environment around them • Available with all control panels • Reduce false alarms • Decreased maintenance • Increased performance

47. Detection Systems • Air Sampling Detection • Up to 1,000 times more sensitive than traditional detectors • Aspirating Fan draws air and analyzes for combustion products • Excellent option when early warning is critical

48. Detection Systems • Flame Detection • UV/IR sensors • Fast response • Ideal for flammable liquids and gases • Virtually no false alarms

49. Why Clean Agents? • Save lives • Rapid detection • Rapid extinguishment • Minimize property damage • Eliminate damage from corrosion • Eliminate down time due to clean up • Safe for people • Safe for the environment • Protect irreplaceable assets

50. FSSA – Fire Suppression Systems Association • The top Designers, Installers and Manufacturers of special hazards fire suppression systems • Ensuring professionalism through education • Active in code and standard development • Supports NICET certification