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Standard clean agent systems

Fire Suppression Systems

Total flooding clean agent systems for rooms where water would destroy what it is meant to protect. FM-200 or Novec 1230, in an engineered pipe network or a self-contained cabinet, from 40 to 180 litres.

Bank of three red clean agent suppression cylinders manifolded together in a steel frame

What we supply

Engineered pipe-network systemsCylinders manifolded together and piped to nozzles across one or several protected zones. 4.2 MPa storage, 40 to 180 litres.
Cabinet systemsSelf-contained unit standing in the room it protects. No pipe network, no builder’s work. 2.5 MPa storage, 40 to 180 litres.
Both agentsFM-200 (HFC-227ea) and Novec 1230 in the same hardware — zero ozone depletion, electrically non-conductive, no residue to clean up.
Detection and releasingSmoke and heat detection, releasing control panel, discharge indicator, manual release and abort, alarm bell and sounder-beacon.
Design and commissioningHazard assessment, agent quantity calculation, pipe and nozzle layout, installation, functional testing and handover documentation.

Systems are designed to NFPA 2001, the standard for clean agent fire extinguishing systems. Agent quantity depends on the room volume, its minimum temperature and how well it is sealed — send us the room and we will size it.

Engineered pipe-network system

For larger rooms, several rooms from one cylinder bank, or where the cylinders must stand outside the protected space.

Maximum agent charge is the cylinder volume at the filling rate below; the design quantity for your room will usually be less.
ModelCylinderMax FM-200 chargeMax Novec 1230 charge
WF-CA-4040 L40 kg56 kg
WF-CA-7070 L70 kg99 kg
WF-CA-100100 L100 kg142 kg
WF-CA-120120 L120 kg170 kg
WF-CA-150150 L150 kg213 kg
WF-CA-180180 L180 kg255 kg
Storage pressure4.2 MPa at 20 °C · maximum working 5.3 MPa at 50 °C · minimum 3.6 MPa at 0 °C
Filling rateFM-200 ≤ 1.0 kg/L · Novec 1230 ≤ 1.42 kg/L
Discharge time10 seconds or less
ActuationElectric (solenoid) with pneumatic and manual mechanical backup at the cylinder valve
Control powerDC 24 V, 1.5 A · nitrogen driving device 6.0 ± 1.0 MPa
Storage conditions0 to 50 °C, relative humidity below 97%
Coverage per systemUp to 800 m² and 3,600 m³
ArrangementsSingle cylinder to one zone · several cylinders to one zone · master and slave · one bank serving several zones through directional valves

Cabinet system

Everything in one enclosure — cylinder, valve, nozzle and controls — standing inside the room it protects. Suited to a single server room, switchroom or store where running pipework is not worth the disruption.

ModelCylinderCabinet W×D×HWeight (empty)Max FM-200 charge
WF-CAC-4040 L500 × 450 × 1450 mm23 kg38 kg
WF-CAC-7070 L500 × 450 × 1450 mm23 kg66 kg
WF-CAC-9090 L500 × 450 × 1650 mm30 kg85 kg
WF-CAC-100100 L500 × 450 × 1650 mm30 kg95 kg
WF-CAC-120120 L550 × 550 × 1900 mm40 kg114 kg
WF-CAC-150150 L550 × 550 × 1900 mm40 kg142 kg
WF-CAC-180180 L600 × 550 × 2150 mm44 kg171 kg
Storage pressure2.5 MPa at 20 °C · maximum working 4.2 MPa
Filling rateFM-200 ≤ 0.95 kg/L · Novec 1230 ≤ 1.42 kg/L
Discharge time10 seconds or less
StartAutomatic on cross-zoned detection, or manual
Coverage per unitUp to 500 m² and 1,600 m³

System components

Ordered as a complete system or as individual parts against a maintenance schedule.

ModelComponentSpecification
WF-CA-N2-4Nitrogen driving device4 L, 6 MPa, solenoid actuated, M14×1.5 outlet
WF-CA-HOSE-40High-pressure discharge hoseDN40, 5.3 MPa working / 8 MPa test, 380 ± 20 mm, stainless steel
WF-CA-CHK-40Manifold check valveDN40, opening pressure ≤ 0.4 MPa, equivalent length 2.63 m
WF-CA-MAN-80ManifoldDN80 seamless steel, ports for safety valve, pressure switch and check valve
WF-CA-SV-72Manifold safety valveRelief at 7.2 ± 0.36 MPa, RC ½″
WF-CA-PS-08Discharge pressure switchOperates at 0.8 ± 0.08 MPa, DC 24 V, R ½″
WF-CA-NOZ-32Discharge nozzleR1¼″, four ports × Ø10 mm, steel
WF-CA-PNL-1Releasing control panelSingle zone, 90–270 V AC 50/60 Hz
WF-CA-IND-1Discharge indicator lightDC 22–28 V, 220 × 39 × 100 mm
WF-CA-ABT-1Manual release and abort stationDC 16–32 V, 100 × 70 × 130 mm
WF-CA-BEL-1Alarm bellDC 24 V, 0.24 A, Ø150 mm
WF-CA-SND-1Sounder beaconDC 24 V, alarm current ≤ 170 mA
WF-CA-SD-1Smoke detectorDC 24 V (18–30 V)
WF-CA-HD-1Heat detectorDC 24 V (18–30 V)

Release is normally interlocked to cross-zoned detection — two independent detectors must operate before the agent is released — with a manual abort inside the protected room. We set the discharge delay to suit the evacuation time for the space.

Typical applications

Server roomsData centresElectrical switchroomsControl roomsTelecom facilitiesArchives and recordsGenerator roomsLaboratoriesMuseums and galleries

Clean agent is for rooms where a sprinkler discharge would cause more loss than the fire. Where water is acceptable, it is usually the cheaper and simpler answer — we will say so.


Need the datasheet?

Send us the room dimensions, its lowest expected temperature and what is in it. We will size the system and issue the technical documentation with our quotation.

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