FM-200® is a clean, colorless, and environmentally friendly fire suppression agent that is electrically non-conductive and safe for humans. It extinguishes flames primarily through heat absorption, leaving no residue, thus minimizing downtime after a fire and making FM-200 suppression systems accepted and respected worldwide with over one hundred thousand installations in more than seventy countries.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless, and chemically
inert gas that is both readily available and electrically
non-conductive. It extinguishes fire primarily by lowering the level of
oxygen that supports combustion in a protected area. This mechanism of
fire suppression makes CO2 suppression systems highly
effective, requiring minimal clean-up, but should be used in normally
unoccupied hazard locations or otherwise avoided by personnel when
discharged. CO2 suppression systems may utilize the gas
through a total flooding approach but carbon dioxide is also the only
gaseous agent that may be utilized through local application. Carbon
dioxide may be stored in either high pressure spun steel cylinders (HPCO2 suppression systems) or low pressure light wall refrigerated tanks (LPCO2 suppression systems).
Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing System. Each storage unit consists of an insulated pressure vessel, outer shell, integrated refrigeration unit, ASME safety relief and bleeder valve(s), and liquid level and pressure gauges. Each unit has appropriately sized piping outlets for filling, discharge of CO2, and connection of the extinguishing system vapor supply. Janus Fire Systems® Low Pressure Carbon Dioxide Refrigerated Storage Units have capacities that range from 1.25 to 38 tons and are available in horizontal and vertical orientations.
