Viking Special Hazards Protection

Advances in Clean Agent Delivery

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 Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

▪ Understand the 725 psi VSH1230 & VSH200 System Advantages

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 Traditional System Pressures and Storage
Overview

▪ Chemical Agent Storage

– Welded Cylinders 500 psi
– 25 bar - 360 psi operating pressure
– 25 bar - 360 psi with Nitrogen Driver
– 34.5 bar - 500 psi

▪ Inert Gas Storage

– Spun Cylinders (operating psi varies)
– 150 bar - 2175 psi (Inergen) IG-541
– 200 bar - 2900 psi (Argon, Argonite) IG-01
– 300 bar – 4350 psi (Argon, N2) IG-01

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 System Pressure and Delivery Limitations
Overview
▪ Current Chemical Agent Limitations
– Agent Flow Capability
– 2 phase flow
– Do not flow like Halon
▪ Minimum Nozzles Pressures (vaporize agent)
▪ Tank Locations

▪ Inert Gas Agent Limitations

– Single Phase (Cannot Compress)
– Large number of tanks
– Floor space requirements
– Pressure Venting

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 System Pressure and Delivery Advantages
Overview

▪ Current Chemical Agent Advantages

– Relatively low design concentrations
– Lower Floor Space Requirements

▪ Inert Gas Agent Advantages

– Excellent Design Flexibility
– Low Agent Cost
– Environmental
– Selector Valve Option

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 Advanced Delivery Systems
Agent Effectiveness

▪ Halon
– Fewer Tanks
– Better Flow
– More Tank Location Options

▪ Current Agents – Require more agent to protect the same volume as Halon
– Tanks often located in hazard (except inerts)
– Valuable Floor Space
– More tanks due to required agent and flow characteristics
– Fire Suppression limitations dictate floor space and location

▪ Location, Location, Location

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 System Design Options
Unbalanced Engineered

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 System Design Options
Pre-Engineered

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 System Design Options
Modular/Unbalanced & Balanced

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 Best of Both Worlds
Performance Pressure Systems
Viking 725 psi (50 bar) Systems Novec™ 1230 & FM-200®/HFC-227ea
▪ Greater Design Flexibility
▪ 725 psi (50 bar) in cylinder (no extra N2 cylinder)
▪ Spun Cylinders
▪ Smaller Tank Sizes
▪ Greater Fill Ratio’s (Usable Tank Volume)
▪ Enhanced Nozzle Design
▪ Smaller Pipe Sizes
▪ Manifold Cylinders & Unbalanced
▪ Multi-zone Systems
▪ Halon Replacement

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 Best of Both Worlds
725 psi is not high pressure
▪ 3AA910 DOT Spun Steel Cylinder
▪ Rating between Standard Welded and Inert Gas
Cylinders

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 725 PSI Advantages
Optimized Usage of Container Volume

360 PSI

725 PSI ▪ Do not compare 360 PSI and 725 PSI cylinder size

▪ Compare the required volume of agent and nitrogen

▪ This comparison can typically lead to at least one size

smaller cylinder, depending on the piping network.

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 725 PSI Advantages
Cylinder Location

Much Greater Pressure To Work With in Piping Network

Pressure
Pressure
Min. for agent
Working loss at
Nozzle transport Remark
Pressure valve after
pressure through
release
pipes

360 psi -116 psi -111 psi 133 psi 100%

725 psi -116 psi -111 psi 498 psi 267%

Location, Location, Location!!!

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 725 PSI Advantages
Pipe Size

Delivered agent in lbs. in 10sec Pipe Diameter

360psi 725psi ANSI
37 66 1/2"
61 105 3/4"
92 158 1"
145 251 1 1/4"
246 423 1 1/2"
370 634 2"
617 1058 2 1/2"
925 1587 3"
1388 2204 4"
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 725 PSI Advantages
Components

Pipe Requirements same as 360 PSI

▪ Schedule 40 (i.e. A-53B ERW, A-106B Seamless)
▪ 300 lb. class fittings
▪ Valves and components

Cylinder Requirements
▪ 3AA910 DOT Spun Steel Cylinder

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 725 PSI Advantages
Halon Replacement Capabilities

725 PSI offers possibility of reusing existing Halon pipe

▪ Smaller pipe sizes
▪ Unbalanced systems
▪ Simply replace cylinders and nozzles

Items to carefully review

▪ Tee splits
▪ Nozzle coverage

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 725 PSI Advantages
Multi-Zone Systems

Selector Valve Systems

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 725 PSI Advantages
Multi-Zone Systems

▪ Selector Valve Option for Multi Zone Systems

▪ Maximum Protection Using Connected Reserve
▪ Less Expensive than Single Zone for each Hazard
D C

V=16,103ft³ = 831lb Novec 1230 V=33,584ft³

A Cylinder = 1,731lb.

V=26,486ft³ = 1,365lb. Location

▪ Single System = 5,064 lbs.

▪ Multi Zone 1,731 + 1,731 = 3,462 lbs.
V=22,072ft³ =1,138lb.
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 725 PSI Advantages
Summary

▪ Greater Design Flexibility

▪ Choose the proper pressure for the application
▪ No longer necessary to use valuable in-room floor space for fire suppression
▪ Reduced installation cost due to smaller pipe sizes and fewer runs.
▪ Multi-zone Options

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 725 PSI VSH1230 & VSH200 Systems
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