Fire Fighting Gas System

While some suppression agents reduce the heat of the fire, a CO2 fire suppression system eliminates the oxygen to suppress the fire. When the suppression system detects smoke or fire, it then releases the CO2 agent into the space it is protecting. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is widely used in the fire industry as an extinguishing agent for total flooding and local application fire suppression systems. Physically the CO2 is an electrically non-conductive, odorless and colorless gas. It is heavier than air and does not leave residuals upon discharge. These properties make it a perfect choice for the fire protection of highly valuable equipment. Carbon Dioxide is then preferred to protect hazards in normally unoccupied areas, where the presence of personnel in the protected spaces is regulated by safety devices and procedures

Inert gas suppression systems use argon and nitrogen gases and their mixtures as an extinguishing agent and are based in the principle of reducing the oxygen concentration inside the protected hazard. The oxygen concentration is minimized by the application of inert gas until it reaches a level where combustion is no longer supported. Each system is designed so as to decrease oxygen to a specific level.
Argon and nitrogen are naturally present in the atmosphere; therefore, its green-house effect is nil and its ozone layer depletion potential is zero. It is chemically inert, non-conductive, colourless, odourless and flavourless. inert gas is non-corrosive and may be used at normal temperatures with such materials as nickel, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and plastics.

FM-200™ suppresses fire by disrupting the fire triangle. The fire triangle is made up of heat, oxygen, and a fuel source, and by removing one of these elements, the fire is extinguished. FM-200™ removes the heat or free radicals, which interferes with the fire triangle’s chemical reaction extinguish the fire. Clean agent fire suppression systems, like ones using FM-200™, can achieve fire extinguishing concentrations in 10 seconds or less.
Argon and nitrogen are naturally present in the atmosphere; therefore, its green-house effect is nil and its ozone layer depletion potential is zero. It is chemically inert, non-conductive, colourless, odourless and flavourless. inert gas is non-corrosive and may be used at normal temperatures with such materials as nickel, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and plastics.