Safety Commercial Suppression Group

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Total Flooding Extinguishing System

System Components
 This Training

Burkhard Krafft
Technical Services Manager EMEA

Introduction Components

FM-200®
Design Install./Maint.

Exam

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 Standards / Approvals

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 Standards
Standards are guidelines for system design and layout.
Standards may include design concentrations (i.e. ISO, VdS)*
Typical standards used for fire suppression systems are ...
• NFPA 12 (CO2)
• BS 5306 (CO2)
• VdS 2093 (CO2)
• NFPA 2001 (Clean Agents)
• ISO 14520 (series of standards for Clean Agents)
• VdS 2380 / CEA 4008 (non-liquifiable inert gases)
• VdS 2381 / CEA 4045 (Halocarbon gases)
* NFPA 2001: The flame extinguishing concentration for Class A fuels shall be determined
by test as part of a listing program. As a minimum, the listing program shall conform to UL
2127, Standard for Inert Gas Clean Agent Extinguishing System Units, or UL 2166,
Standard for Halocarbon Clean Agent Extinguishing System Units, or equivalent.

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 Approvals / Listings
Approvals / Listings are certificates for extinguishing systems
issued by approval authorities.
This is to certify, that the system complies with common
engineering rules and specific requirements related to fire
suppression systems.
Typical approvals/listings for fire suppression systems are ...

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 Approvals / Listings
Agent Tank Approvals
 DOT (Department of Transport)
 TPED (Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive)

DOT tanks are not allowed within EU countries.

TSP FM-200® System Approvals

Manufacturer System Tanks
Pyrochem UL, FM DOT
Macron LPCB DOT or TPED

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 The FM-200® System Hardware

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 General Overview

 Agent (FM-200®)
 Agent storage
 Container Assembly
 Brackets
 Agent Delivery System
 Discharge Hose
 Manifold & Check Valves
 Nozzles
 Actuation System
 Valve Actuators
 Connection Components
 Accessories
 Pressure Switches,
Caution Plates

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 Agent Containers

Agent container assembly:

 Container with valve and syphon
tube
 FM-200® filling
 dry nitrogen for super-

Nitrogen

24.8 bar
pressurisation to 25 bar @ 21°C
(360 psi @ 70°F)
 Nameplate (agent weight and

FM-200
gross weight, fill date etc.)

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 Agent Containers

Agent containers manufactured to meet 84/527/EEC - TPED:

Ht. to Min. Max. Max.
Container Tare
Diameter Valve FM-200® FM-200® Gross
Size Weight*
Outlet Filling Filling Weight*
(litre) (mm) (mm) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8 254 300 15 4.0 9.0 26
16 254 499 19 8.0 20.0 41
32 254 831 26 16.0 38.0 68
52 406 596 44 26.0 59.0 111
106 406 1020 72 53.0 119.5 205
147 406 1354 90 73.5 165.5 274
180 406 1633 106 90.0 204.0 332
 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

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 Agent Containers

Agent containers manufactured to meet DOT:

Ht. to Min. Max. Max.
Container Tare
Diameter Valve FM 200® FM 200® Gross
Size Weight*
Outlet Filling Filling Weight*
(litre) (mm) (mm) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
4.5 178 241 5 2.5 4.5 10
8 254 304 15 4.5 8.0 26
16 254 502 19 9.0 17.5 41
32 254 833 26 17.0 33.5 68
52 406 596 49 27.0 53.0 111
106 406 1020 72 53.5 106.5 205
147 406 1350 90 74.0 147.5 274
180 406 1630 106 91.5 182.0 332
343 610 1466 207 172 343.5 595

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 Container Brackets
• Assy. comprises a back channel*,
two straps and nut&bolt
• One bracket required for the 8ltr
tank, all other sizes require 2
brackets
• available sizes:
1) 4.5 ltr.
2) 8-16-32 ltr.
3) 52-106-147-180 ltr.
4) 343 ltr.

* not supplied by Ansul

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 Container Valve
Actuator
Pressure-Differential Valve

Sapphire

Piston

Outlet Outlet
Piston

Cylinder Cylinder

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 Container Valve

Standard actuation port

• electric
• manual

Main outlet with safety cap

3 Sizes
• 25 mm valve assembly
• 50 mm valve assembly
• 80 mm valve assembly

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 Container Valve

Flameproof actuator port

Pilot pressure port

• slave cylinder(s)
• discharge pressure switch
¼" BSPP female inlet

Burst disc
50 bar @ 50°C

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 Container Valve

Low pressure switch

• factory installed
• switch type: NO
(NC under pressure)

EU F-Gas Regulation
As of 4 July 2007, newly installed systems
containing over 300kg of HFCs must be
fitted with a leakage detection device
which alerts the operator.

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 Container Valve

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 System Actuators

 Standard electric
 Flame proof electric
 Pneumatic
 Manual

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 Solenoid Actuator

 Removable
 Fitted on the top of the
valve (hand tight only!)
 24 V DC / 0.2 A
 connection = 1" BSP

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 Flame Proof Actuator

 Removable
Shrader
 Fitted to the Shrader Assy. on side
assy. at side port port has to be
factory fitted
 24 V DC / 0.5 A
 Meets BASEEFA,
ATEX, CENELEC

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 Pneumatic Actuator

 Mounts directly onto the

valve
 On all slave containers
 For remote pneumatic
actuation
 ¼" BSPP female inlet
 hand tight only!

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 BSPP ( British standard parallel pipe )
BSPT ( British standard pipe thread )
NPT ( national pipe thread)

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 Manual Actuator

 Simple 'strike knob'

assembly
 Fitted to the top of
the valve / solenoid
 hand tight only!

 Ring pin provides safety

from inadvertent
operation when sealed
by anti-tamper tag
 Ring pin must be
removed before
activating!

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 Pneumatic Actuation

Male Adaptor
• used to connect the
pilot hose to the
master tank pilot port

Male Tee
• used to connect pilot
lines from one
container to the next

Male Elbow
• can be used on the last slave container

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 Multiple Containers

 Electric and / or
manual actuation for
master container
 Pneumatic actuation
for slave containers

Master Slave Slave

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 Valve Outlet Connection

Flexible discharge hose

 required for
manifolded
systems
 optional for single
cylinder systems

Sizes available:
 32mm for 8-16-32 ltr.
 50mm for 52-106-147-180 ltr.

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 Valve Outlet Connection

The 1¼" (32 mm)

discharge hose requires
the addition of a brass
adapter between the valve
outlet and the swivel fitting 32 mm (1 ¼") 50 mm (2")
at the inlet of the hose.
This adapter comes
automatically when you
order the 32mm hose.

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 Valve Outlet Connection

Union adaptor
 optional for single cylinder systems

Sizes available:
 25mm for 8-16-32 ltr.
 50mm for 52-106-147-180 ltr.

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 Valve Outlet Connection

 Flexible discharge hose 80mm

 for single cylinder systems only

 Union adaptor
 for single cylinder systems
 3” flared to 3” grooved
 3" flared to 3" NPT

• Sizes available:
 80mm for 343 ltr.*

343ltr. single cylinder systems only!

* supplied by Ansul only

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 Valve Outlet Connection

 3" Flexible discharge 3" NPT (Pipe End)

hose / check valve assy. Check Valve

• Sizes available: 3" Flared Swivel

 80mm for 343 ltr.* (Tank End)
343ltr. manifolded systems.

* supplied by Ansul only

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 Manifolds

 Manifolds* are
made to special
order
 Typical
arrangements
available
 Pressure tested
to 90 bar
 Check valves
always factory
fitted.

* not supplied by Ansul

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 Check Valves & Inlets

Manifold Check Valves Manifold Inlet

• Mushroom pattern type • For construction of system manifolds
• O-ring sealed • Threaded and flanged type
• 1 1/4" and 2" • 1 1/4" + 2" + 3"

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 Manifold Brackets*

vertical back
channel
cantilever bracket

manifold bracket

* not supplied by Ansul

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 Discharge Press. Switch
 Latching type reset button

 max. working pressure 350 bar

 min. 3 bar for operation
 mounted in the distribution pipe
work or actuation line
 SPDT
 switches under pressure and
latches
¼" NPT femal
 manual reset necessary ½" NPT male

 bracket available

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 Discharge Press. Switch

 Pilot line installation

Single Tank System Multiple Tank System

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 Discharge Nozzles
 Sizes
 3/8", ½", ¾", 1", 1¼", 1½", 2"
 Discharge pattern
 180º - 7 ports
 360º - 8 ports
 Material
 aluminium as standard *
 brass or stainless steel optional
 Nozzle drills
 drill size determines the agent quantity
 nozzle drilling in the TSP factory only

* UL does not allow aluminum nozzles

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 Door Caution Plates

 Required at every entrance / exit

Areas protected by concentrations Areas protected by concentrations

greater than NOAEL (9%) less than NOAEL (9%)

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 Manual Release Sign

 Provides instructions to
personnel on the use of
manual controls.
 One plate is to be fixed
adjacent to all position
from where the system can
be released manually.

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 Liquid Level Indicator

 The indicator is used to measure the agent liquid

level inside the tanks
 Factory installation
 for 106 & 147 ltr. TPED
 for 106 / 147 /
180 / 343 ltr. DOT

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 Thank you for
your attention

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