FM200 CO2 ARGONITE

Name Heptafluoropropane (HFC 227ea) Cacbondioxit (CO2) Argonite (IG-55)

Components CF3CHFCF3 CO2 50% N2, 50% Ar
Concentration 6.25% 30% - 70% 40.17% Class A & C
47.85% Class B
Agent A colourless, odourless, non- A colourless, dry, odourless, A colourless, dry, odourless,
Characteristics corrosive gas non-corrosive gas non-corrosive gas
Electrically non-conductive Electrically non-conductive Electrically non-conductive
Class fire Class A fires Class A fires Class A fires
Class B fires Class B fires Class B fires
Class C fires Class C fires Class C fires
Principle Absorbs heat from flame and fuel Reduces oxygen to less than 14% Reduces oxygen to less than 14%
Human safety So safe, designated as a replacement Breathe out at 3 - 4% CO2 Above 12% oxygen, leave area
for CFCs as propellant in medical Direct discharge onto human: within 5 minutes
inhalers skin burns, eye injury, ear 10 - 12% oxygen, leave area
damage within 3 minutes
Below 10% oxygen, only
unmanned areas
Environment ZERO ozone depletion ZERO ozone depletion ZERO ozone depletion
effect 0.000005625% contribution to Contribution to global warming Zero global warming
global warming
System NFPA 2001: Clean Agent Fire NFPA 12 or BS 5306 Ginge-Kerr Design Manual MA-
designed Extinguishing Systems 01-9006-0100.
standard ISO 14520: Gaseous fire- NFPA 2001, ISO 14520
extinguishing systems Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Testing / UL - Underwriters Laboratory FMRC - Factory Mutual NFPA 2001, designated as IG-
Commissioning listed Research Centre 55 - National Fire Protection
LPCB - Loss Prevention ABS - American Bureau of Association
Certification Board listed Shipping ISO 14520, designated as IG-55
NFPA - National Fire Protection LRS - Lloyds Register of EPA's SNAP program -
Association 2001 accepted Shipping Significant New Alternatives
BFPSA - British Fire Protection MCA - Maritime & Coastguard Policy
System Association (UK) Agency LPCB - Loss Prevention Council
accepted DNV - Det Norske Veritas Board (Approval pending)
 BS ISO 14520 VdS - Verband der
FM-200 accepted by Schadenversichere (Approval
Environmental Protection Agency pending)
The United States Environment CNPP - Centre National de
Protection Agency:HFC227 Prvention et de Protection
[FM-200] is the most effective DBI - Danish Institute of Fire
of the proposed HFC substitutes Technology
for Halon 1301 BV - Bureau Veritas (Approval
Federal Register Vol. 58, No 90, pending)
Wednesday May 12, 1993 DNV - Det Norske Veritas
LR - Lloyds Register (Approval
pending)
DMA - Danish Maritime
Authority
FM (Approval pending)
ULC - (Approval pending)
Pressure 25 bar 58 bar 150, 200 or 300 bar
cylinders
Venting No venting Self closing pressure relief vents Self closing pressure relief vents
Typical Galleries and Museums Switch Gear Rooms Telecommunication
application Medical and laboratory Cable Basements Computer rooms
Fuel Stores
Equipment Generators Control rooms
Petrochemical Plant Gas Turbines Cabinets
Offshore Oil and Gas Installations Archive/Stores Archives
Pipeline Pumping Stations High Tech Filters
Ships Engine Rooms Aluminium/ Steel Rolling Mills
Computer suites Flow Coating Machines
Telecommunications Facilities Paint Booths
Internet Service Providers Spark Erosion Machines
Control rooms Kitchen Range Hood, Ducts
Railway signalling Centres Quench Tanks
Air traffic control centres High Value Machine Tools
Stores & Archives
Heritage sites - art
Price Cheap Medium High
Space Saving
Installation