2001-6 CLEAN AGENT FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

listing. Pre-engineered systems shall be listed to one of the
following types:
(1) Those consisting of system components designed to be
installed according to pre-tested limitations by a testing
laboratory. These pre-engineered systems shall be permit‐
ted to incorporate special nozzles, flow rates, methods of
application, nozzle placement, and pressurization levels
that could differ from those detailed elsewhere in this
standard. All other requirements of the standard shall
apply.
(2) Automatic extinguishing units incorporating special
nozzles, flow rates, methods of application, nozzle place‐
ment, actuation techniques, piping materials, discharge
times, mounting techniques, and pressurization levels
that could differ from those detailed elsewhere in this
standard.
1.4.2.2 Clean agents shall not be used on fires involving the
following materials unless the agents have been tested to the
satisfaction of the authority having jurisdiction:
(1) Certain chemicals or mixtures of chemicals, such as cellu‐
lose nitrate and gunpowder, which are capable of rapid
oxidation in the absence of air
(2) Reactive metals such as lithium, sodium, potassium,
magnesium, titanium, zirconium, uranium, and pluto‐
nium
(3) Metal hydrides
(4) Chemicals capable of undergoing autothermal decompo‐
sition, such as certain organic peroxides, pyrophoric
materials, and hydrazine
1.4.2.3* Where a total flooding system is used, a fixed enclo‐
sure shall be provided about the hazard that allows a specified
agent concentration to be achieved and maintained for a speci‐
fied period of time.
1.4.2.4* The effects of agent decomposition on fire protection
effectiveness and equipment shall be considered where clean
agents are used in hazards with high ambient temperatures
(e.g., furnaces and ovens).
1.5 Safety.
1.5.1* Hazards to Personnel.
1.5.1.1* Any agent that is to be recognized by this standard or
proposed for inclusion in this standard shall first be evaluated
in a manner equivalent to the process used by the U.S. Environ‐
mental Protection Agency (EPA) Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program for total flooding agents.

Δ Table 1.4.1.2 Agents Addressed in NFPA 2001

Agent Designation Chemical Name Chemistry

FK-5-1-12 Dodecafluoro-2- CF3CF2C(O)CF(CF3)2
methylpentan-3-one
HCFC Blend A Dichlorotrifluoroethane CHCl2CF3
HCFC-123 (4.75%)
Chlorodifluoromethane CHClF2
HCFC-22 (82%)
Chlorotetrafluoroethane CHClFCF3
HCFC-124 (9.5%)
Isopropenyl-1-
methylcyclohexene
(3.75%)
HCFC-124 Chlorotetrafluoroethane CHClFCF3
HFC-125 Pentafluoroethane CHF2CF3
HFC-227ea Heptafluoropropane CF3CHFCF3
HFC-23 Trifluoromethane CHF3
HFC-236fa Hexafluoropropane CF3CH2CF3
FIC-13I1 Trifluoroiodide CF3I
IG-01 Argon Ar
IG-100 Nitrogen N2
IG-541 Nitrogen (52%) N2
Argon (40%) Ar
Carbon dioxide (8%) CO2
IG-55 Nitrogen (50%) N2
Argon (50%) Ar
HFC Blend B Tetrafluoroethane (86%) CH2 FCF3
Pentafluoroethane (9%) CHF2CF3
Carbon dioxide (5%) CO2
Notes:
(1) Other agents could become available at later dates. They could be added via the NFPA process in future
editions or by amendments to the standard.
(2) Composition of inert gas agents is given in percent by volume. Composition of HCFC Blend A is given in
percent by weight.
(3) The full analogous ASHRAE nomenclature for FK-5-1-12 is FK-5-1-12mmy2.

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