INTERNATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION 37
NOVECTM 1230
F
K-5-1-12 (trade name 3MTM NovecTM 1230
Fire Protection Fluid), as referred to in the
international fire protection standards NFPA
2001 and ISO 14520, is rapidly becoming the
preferred replacement for halon 1301 in end use
applications due to it having a remarkably low
global warming potential of one, along with an
atmospheric lifetime of only five days while
maintaining a zero ozone depletion potential and
superior life safety characteristics.
All approved fire protection equipment manu-
facturers of total flooding systems using FK-5-1-12
have employed, as standard, cylinder storage
pressures of 25 bar (360 psig) and/or 42 bar
(600 psig). All halon 1301 replacement systems
require additional low pressure welded cylinders or
high pressure spun steel cylinders along with all
new piping, not allowing for a direct replacement.
The development of the SEVO Systems' 34.5 bar
(500 psig) hardware designed for use with
By Jon Flamm
Product Manager,
SEVO Fire Suppression
Systems
SEVOTM 1230 "True
Retrofit", "One
for One" System
Retrofit Existing Halon 1301 & HFCs with SEVO
1230 Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems
With the inevitable complete phase-out of halon 1301, the search for a direct
replacement has eluded the fire protection industry until now. In the past decade
several companies have offered acceptable solutions that meet the requirements
of zero ozone depletion, life safety, and the protection of high value property.
However, most chemical alternatives have long atmospheric life time and high
global warming potential, two key characteristics suspected as contributing to
the warming of the planet.
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