08/01/2025
Novec 1230 Fire System
Novec 1230 fluid is available to protect most hazards traditionally protected with halon 1301. The physical properties of each halon alternative determine how much agent is required to provide an equivalent level of protection.
Novec 1230 fluid will require approximately twice as much agent by weight as the equivalent halon system, although end use design concentrations will be similar, resulting in minimal increases in storage space for the containers.
It is likely that any existing pipework would need to be replaced or at least supplemented, although the exact requirement for any particular system can only be determined after a detailed review of the existing installation.
Room Integrity Testing
Room Integrity Testing has become an important feature of the commissioning of gaseous fire fighting systems. The integrity test is performed to check that enclosures can maintain a sufficient extinguishing agent concentration for the required time following discharge.
This time may vary according to the hazard and the available response time for the emergency services although 10 minutes is often considered to be an acceptable period.
Room integrity testing is now a requirement of ISO 14520 and NFPA 2001 at the commissioning stage and may form part of an on-going maintenance schedules.
Novec 1230 Fire Suppression System. When fire breaks out in server rooms, data centers, museums and other sensitive environments, sometimes the solution can be as damaging as the fire. Fire suppression system with Novec 1230 uses an inert carbon-based chemical that powerfully fights fire yet is safe for property, people, and to the environment. It looks like water but doesn’t cause the damage normally associated with water because it contains no moisture. The result is lower repair bills and less impact on business. Novec 1230 has no harmful impact on the environment. It has an atmospheric lifetime of only five days while the closest chemical alternative has an atmospheric life time of 33–36 years. Federal Government regulations for Ozone Depleting Substances and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases (ODS and SGG), places usage restrictions on chemicals that are defined as controlled substances due to their potential to harm the atmospheric environment. As an environmentally safe inert carbon-based chemical, Novec 1230 is exempt from this legislation.
Protect your sensitive business data and equipment with Novec 1230
Features:
Looks like water but does not cause the damage normally associated with water
Has been developed specifically to protect critical business assets, such as sensitive equipment
Is safe for property, people, and to the environment
Has no harmful impact on the environment. It has an atmospheric lifetime of only 5 days while the closest chemical alternative has an atmospheric life time of 33–36 years.
Sapphire fire detection system is able to detect fire at its earliest incipient phase, even before the flames start. This together with extinguishable in seconds means fire damage is minimal and business interruption is minimal
Novec 1230 Fire Protection Systems is engineered to provide clean, fast, people-safe protection for applications requiring a “green” solution to fire suppression. The system includes detectors, a control unit, agent storage cylinders, piping and discharge nozzles. The system is computer calculated to provide system discharge within 10 seconds.
Benefits:
• Provides a high safety margin with a 4.2% use concentration and a 10% NOAEL level.
• Listed for protection against Class A, Class B and Class C fires.
• Is a fluid a atmospheric pressure and can be gravity fed for easy re-charge.
• Extinguishes fire through heat absorption and not oxygen reduction.
Engineered systems employing Novec 1230 Fluid are typically installed in Data processing centers, IT rooms, telecom switching centers, museum and cultural heritage applications.
