Fire suppression system

Fire suppression system

Systems for fire suppression (NOVEC1230, FM200, IG100, IG55)

NOVEC1230, FM200

Automatic fire extinguishing system for the data center, The data center stores important data for the organization, so it is necessary to provide an automatic fire extinguishing system because the data center operates 24/24.

There are many kinds of fire extinguishing agents, such as FM200, NOVEC1230, and Inert Gas. If there is a fire when everyone is absent, it will not be able to handle the incident. Automated fire suppression using chemicals or inert gases suitable for data centers or computer rooms.

Fire incident

1. The fuel that causes fire is chemical divided into two types: inorganic and organic chemicals. Inorganic chemical is a mineral that is not produced by the organism and is not composed of carbon, such as Potassium Nitrate, Sodium, and acids etc. Organic chemical is a substance that comes from living things and contains carbon, such as oil, coal, natural gas, etc.
2. Heat is what raises fuel temperatures to the fire point, causing the proper elements for fire, also known as a complete combustion reaction. Each fuel has different fire points.
3. Oxygen The normal atmosphere is composed of 79.04% nitrogen, 20.93% oxygen, and 0.03% oxygen. Oxygen is an agent that supports combustion. Each combustion requires only 16% oxygen. If oxygen is below 16%, the combustion will not continue and the fire will not burn. Therefore, it is possible to see that all fuels are surrounded by oxygen sufficient for combustion. The more oxygen, the more fuel burns. Some fuels internally composed of enough oxygen to burn without the oxygen surrounding them.

– There are many types of suitable automatic fire suppression for data centers, such as water, inert gas or clean agent.

– Fire Suppression Using water or sprinklers can extinguish a fire, but it will damage the equipment inside the data center.

 – There are many types of inert gases used in data centers, such as IG55, IG100, IG541.

– FM200, halogen, and NOVEC1230 are examples of commonly used chemicals. 

Technology for chemicals or gases used in fire suppression has been developed so as not to damage the environment or harm people. So, chemicals or gases used in fire suppression must have an ODP (Ozone Depletion Potential) or GWP (Global Warming Potential) equal to or nearest to 0, which makes FM200 unpopular. because it is believed to damage the environment. NOVEC1230 has been used in place and is currently popular because the clean agent such as FM200 or NOVEC1230 has lower pressure than inert gases such as IG100, IG55, or IG541, resulting in a very convenient installation. The cleaning agent will not damage equipment and property. These cleaning agents, FM200, NOVEC1230, IG100, IG55, are used in the total flooding system. The area must be well closed to prevent clean agents from leaking out of the protected area during the operation of the total flooding system using fire suppression clean agents.

ELSA products are divided into 2 versions.