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SECTION 1
13967
AU
UTOMATIC FIRE
F
SUPPR
RESSION SY
YSTEMS (C
CO2)

PART
P
1 - GE
ENERAL
1.1

RE
ELATED DOC
CUMENTS

A.

1.2

awings and general prov

visions of the
e Contract, including General and Suupplementarry
Dra
Con
nditions and Division 1 Sp
pecification S
Sections, apply to this Se
ection.
SU
UMMARY

A.

This section inccludes autom

matic fire sup pression sys
stems:
1.
CO2 auto
omatic fire su
uppression ssystems
S
REFERENCES

1.3
A.

e system sha
all be design
ned and insta
alled in accorrdance with the
t followingg standards:
The

B.

Loccal civil defense code.

C.

Na
ational Fire Protection Ass
sociation (NF
FPA).
NFPA 14 Standp
Hose Syste
1.
pipes and H
em.
NFPA 12 CARBO
2.
ONDIOXIDE
E EXTINGU
UISHING SY
YSTEMS.
2 - Inspection, Testing
g & Maintenance of Fire
e Protectionn Systems.
NFPA 25
3.
NFPA 72
7
1996, National Fiire Alarm Code.
C
4.

D.

LPCB, UL or FM
M.

E.

AS
STM A53 - Sttandard Spec
cification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Z
Zinc-Coated,
We
elded and Se
eamless, 200
04.

DEFINITIONS

1.4
A.

1.5

E PO: Emergency Power Off.

SYS
STEM DESC
CRIPTION
CO
O2 fire extingu
uishing syste
em shall be e
engineered system
s
for total flooding oof the hazard
d
area
a including the
t room cav
vity below th
he ceiling an
nd below the
e raised floo r (where
provvided). If smo
oke is detectted in any zo
one, extinguis
shing agent shall be disccharged in all
zones.

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PERFORMANC
CE REQUIRE
EMENTS

1.6
1
A.

De
esign CO2 extinguishi ng system and obtain
n approval from
f
authorrities havin g
jurissdiction. Dessign system to suite the type of matterial stored in the proteccted enclosu
ure
as appropriate for areas be
eing protecte
ed and includ
de safety fac
ctor. Use CO
O2 indicated in
con
ncentration suitable for no
ormally occu
upied areas.

B.

Pe
erformance Requirements: in acco
ordance with
h NFPA 12 for
f total floooding and fo
or
spe
ecific materia
al to be stored in protecte
ed enclosure.
Discharge CO2 within 1 min
nute for surfface fires and 7 minutes for deep-seeated fires (D
Dry
Che
emical). But the rate sha
all not be hig
gh than that required to develop a cooncentration of
30%
% by volume
e in two minutes.

C.

De
esign Concen
ntration: CO2
1.
34% byy volume fo
or surface ffire.
2.
50% byy volume forr deep seatted fires Dry
D Electrica
al.

E.

Au
utomatic Systtem Operatin
ng Sequence
e: As follows:
1.
Actuatin
ng First Dete
ector: Visual indication on
o annunciattor panel, ennergize audib
ble
alarm and visual alarms (slow pulse), shutt down air-conditioning aand ventilatiing
systemss serving pro
otected area
a, close any actuated op
penings in pprotected are
ea,
and send signal to fire alarm sysstem.
2.
Actuatin
ng Second Detector: V
Visual indica
ation on ann
nunciator paanel, energiize
audible and visual alarms
a
(fast pulse), shutt down powe
er to protectted equipme
ent,
start tim
me delay for extinguishin
ng-agent disc
charge for 30
3 seconds, and discharrge
extinguisshing agent. Send signall to fire alarm
m system.
3.
Extinguishing-agent discharge w
will operate au
udible alarms and strobee lights inside
e
and outsside the prote
ected area.

F.

Manual stationss shall immed

diately disch
harge extingu
uishing agentt when activaated.

G.

Op
perating ab ort switches
s will delay extinguishiing-agent discharge ass long as it is
dep
pressed while
e being activ
vated, and sswitches mus
st be reset to
o prevent aggent discharg
ge.
Rellease of han
nd pressure on the switcch will cause
e agent disch
harge if the ttime delay has
h
exp
pired.

H.

Em
mergency Power
P
Off: Will
W termina te power to
o equipmentt in the prottected spac
ce
imm
mediately on actuation.

J.

1.7
1

Po
ower Transffer Switch: Transfer
T
fro m normal to
o stand-by power
p
sourcce.

SUBMITTALS
A.

oduct Data: For

F the follow
wing:
Pro
1.
Extingu
uishing-age
ent contain
ners.
2.
D i s c ha r g e n o z z le s .
3.
Control panels.

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5.
6.
7.
8.

D e t e c t i o n d e v i c es .
Manual stations.
Switches.
Alarm devices.

B.

anufacturer Approved
A
Dra
awings: Workking plans, prrepared acco
ording to NFP
PA 12.
Ma

C.

Ma
aintenance Data:
D
For components to include in maintena
ance manuaals.

1.8
1

QUA
ALITY ASSU
URANCE
A.

As per: LPCB
B, UL or FM
M.

B.

Qu ality standards: NFPA 12

C.

Ele
ectrical Com
mponents, Devices, and Accessorie
es: Listed an
nd labeled aas defined in
NF
FPA 70 & CD
DD requireme
ents.

1.9

EXT
TRA MATER
RIALS
1. Supply sparre parts as deemed
d
need
ded by the manufacturer.
m

PART
P
2 - PRO
ODUCTS
2.1
2
A.
2.2
2
A.

STA
ANDARD PR
RODUCTS
Matterials and equipment shall be standa
ard products of a manufa
acturer regulaarly engaged
d
in the manufactu
ure of such products.
p
CO2 AUTOMAT
TIC FIRE SU
UPPRESSION
S
N SYSTEMS
eneral: Supp
ply and insta
all CO2 autom
matic fire pro
otection system wherevver shown on
n
Ge
draw
wings and ass specified herein.
Provvide fixed tottal flooding CO
C 2 fire extin
nguishing sys
stem and com
mpanion firee detection
systtem for prote
ection of room
ms as shown
n on drawings.
Eacch system to
o include ba
anks of CO2 cylinders fe
eeding comm
mon manifolld from whic
ch
piping of suitable size is to run
r to discha
arge nozzles.
Dettectors be cross-zone
ed in each
h protected
d space and lead bacck to statu
us
pan
nel. Each system
s
to be
b two-zone
e controlled
d. Actuation
n of any deetector is to
t
ind icate a firrst stage alarm
a
cond
dition on status pan
nel and inntermittent ly
ope
erate audio -visual ala rm unit. Acctuation of any two de
etectors, onne per zone
e,
is tto indicate a fire con dition in b oth zones of status panel,
p
givee continuou
us
aud
dio-visual a larm and after
a
a presset discharg
ge delay, energize
e
CO
O 2 operatin
ng
swi tch-leg up to discharrge delay. Detection system is to include voltage-fre
ee
c o n t a c ts f o r s h u t d o w n o f m e c h a n i c a l e q u i p m e n t d u r i n g c o u n t - d o w n o f
disccharge delayy (where need
ded).
Disccharge of CO
O2 may be ab
borted during
g discharge delay
d
period by holding inn a free
rele
ease switch lo
ocated in sta
atus panel. T ime delay de
evice to be adjustable froom 5 to 60
seco
onds.
Syystem not ab
borted: After delay period
d, solenoid type control heads
h
on maain cylinders
s
are to oper ate and rele
ease CO 2 . A
At the same
e time, press
sure operateed switch

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osing of doors
s and ventila
ation shutters
s to prevent lo
oss of CO2 aafter
is tto control clo
being discharged.
Pre
essure opera
ated switch: To
T be fed fro
om the discha
arge header by 15mm diaameter line.
Au
uxiliary manu
ual discharge operation is to be pro
ovided throu
ugh remote electric swittch
casse or throug
gh manually operated no
on-electric le
evers on cylinder controll heads. Eith
her
me
eans to be arrranged to by
y-pass disch arge delay and
a abort circ
cuitry.
De
esign system
m in accorda
ance with B
BS or NFPA
A and totally
y flood the hazard area
as.
Co
oncentration to be as pe
er BS5306: P
Part 4 or NF
FPA 12 requ
uirements foor deep-seatted
fire
es.
Ma
aterials an
nd equipme
ent to be first grad e, standarrd current products of
ma
anufacturer, suitable forr performancce of their separate
s
fun
nctions and to conform to
Un
nderwriters Laboratorie
es Inc., of Factory Mutual Syste
em requirem
ments, or UK
U
equivalent (LPC
CB).
mblies to be filled
f
in acco rdance with the requirem
ments of BS oor NFPA.
Cyylinder assem
Flo
ow calculatio
ons are to be provided
d to prove adequacy of
o pipe and nozzle size
es.
Ca
alculations are to include
e dimension
ns and volum
me of room, design tem
mperature, CO2
vollume factorr, required quantity, ssize and fill
f
weight of cylinderrs, volumettric
concentration, discharge time,
t
flow ra
ate per nozz
zle, type of nozzle, pipee sizes, nozz
zle
thrread and orifice sizes. Allowance for n
non-closable
e.
Pip
pes: Black stteel, seamles
ss as per A5 3 or equivale
ent.
1. NPS 3/4 (DN
(
20) and smaller: Sch
hedule 40, steel
s
pipe; malleable-ironn threaded fitttings; and
threaded jo
oints.
2. NPS 1 (D
DN 25) and greater:
g
Sch
hedule 80, steel
s
pipe; steel, threadded or grooved-end fitting
gs
and joints depending on
o size.
Ma
anifold: Fabriccate from sta
andard weightt black steel pipe and fittin
ngs or througgh hoses.
Pip
ping joints: To
T the require
ements of BS
S or NFPA.
Bu
ushings: Hex steel
s
and limited to reductiions of not mo
ore than two pipe sizes.
Exxtinguishing agent:
a
CO2.
B.

Sttorage Cylind
ders: Shall be
e floor standin
ng type, cons
structed of hig
gh strength ssteel alloy
co
onforming to all applicable specificatio
ons of the U.S. Departme
ent of Transpportation.
ontainers Hazardous Materials
Co
M
or equal appro
oved authority. Mount in aan upright
po
osition and ho
old securely with clamps or straps. Ea
ach cylinder to
t have a disccharge valve
e.
Co
onnect cylind
ders to manifold with non
n-metallic tub
bing through check valve to prevent CO2
losss during discharge.

C.

Cyylinder disch
harge valve: shall
s
operate
e by differenttial force usin
ng cylinder ppressure as
so
ource. Force differential and
a metallic spring are to
o hold valve closed priorr to discharge
e

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d to reverse upon actuation to open tthe valve. Reversal
R
is to
o be by ventiing agent
thro
ough an open
ning on cylind
der valve. Disscharge to be
e not less tha
an 90-95% byy weight of CO
C 2.
D.

Discharge nozzzles: shall be

b multi-jet type of corrosion resis
stant brass construction, finished with
pro
otective hou
using and with
w
female tthreaded co
onnection. Nozzle
N
to bee threaded directly
d
to piping
witthout use of special
s
adaptors.

E.

De
etection syste
em: each to be fully supe
ervised type in which any
y trouble witthin system causes
c
comm
mon
trouble buzzer to sound an
nd trouble la
amp to light on
o control pa
anel. Silencee switch is to
o be provide
ed to
sile
ence trouble buzzer. Tro
ouble zone la
amps are to remain lit un
ntil trouble is cleared. Each zone to have
h
its own trouble
e lamp. Ring
g back featu
ure is to sou
und trouble buzzer
b
after trouble is cleared if sile
ence
sw
witch is in sile
ence position
n. Common alarm buzze
er and alarm
m silence swittches are to be provided
d for
eacch zone.

F.

Ha
azard alarm: shall
s
be inclu
uded in detecction system and having outstanding
o
ssound level and
a distinctivve
ton
ne to warn off hazardous condition
c
and
d possible CO
O2 discharge
e.

2.3
2

ACC
CESSORIES
S

A.

Warrning Nameplates as per NFPA

N
12.

PART
P
3 - EXE
ECUTION

3.1
3

EXA
AMINATION

A.

3.2
3

Exam
mine areas and
a conditions, for comp
pliance with hazard-area leakage reqquirements,
insta
allation tolera
ances, and otther condition
ns affecting work
w
perform
mance.
PIPING INSTAL
LLATION

A.

Insstall piping and other com

mponents levvel and plum
mb and according to manuufacturers' written
w
insstructions.

B.

Gro
ooved Piping Joints: Groo
ove pipe end
ds according to AWWA C606 dimensioons. Assemb
ble grooved--end
ste
eel pipe and
d steel, gro
ooved-end fiittings with steel, keyed couplings and lubrica
ant according
g to
ma
anufacturer's written instru
uctions.

C.

Insstall extinguisshing-agent containers

c
an
nchored to su
ubstrate.

D.

Insstall pipe and

d fittings, valv
ves, and disccharge nozzle
es according to requiremeents listed in 12, Section
"Diistribution Syystems," and in ASME B3
31.1.
1.
2.

s
and
d methods according to NF
FPA 13 and D
Division 15 Se
ection "Hange
ers
Support piping using supports
and Supp
ports."
Install co
ontrol panels
s, detection system com
mponents, alarms, and aaccessories, complying with
requirem
ments of NFPA 12, S
Section "Dettection, Actuation, andd Control," as required for
supervised system ap
pplication.

3.3

CONNECTIONS
A.

Drawings indicate general arrangement of piping, fittings, and specialties.

B.

Install piping adjacent to extinguishing-agent containers to allow service and maintenance.

C.

Connect electrical devices to control panel and to building's fire alarm system. Electrical power, wiring,
and devices are specified in Division 13 Section "Fire Alarm."

3.4

LABELING
A.

Install labeling on piping, extinguishing-agent containers, other equipment, and panels according to NFPA
12.

B.

Install signs at entry doors for protected areas to warn occupants that they are entering a room protected
with a clean-agent fire extinguishing system.

C.

Install signs at entry doors to advise persons outside the room the meaning of the horn(s), bell(s),
and strobe light(s) outside the protected space.

3.5

FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A.

Comply with operating instructions and procedures of NFPA 12, Section "Approval of
Installations." Include the following tests and inspections to demonstrate compliance with requirements
(unless superseded by the local CDD):
1.
Check mechanical items.
2.
Inspect extinguishing-agent containers and extinguishing agent, and check mountings for
adequate anchoring to substrate.
3.
Check electrical systems.
4.
Check enclosure integrity. Comply with NFPA 12
5.
Perform functional non-discharge test.
6.
Perform system functional operational test including, EPO, abort, and manual release.
7.
Check remote monitoring operations.
8.
Check control-panel primary power source.

B.

Perform field-acceptance tests of each CO2 extinguishing system when installation is complete.
Perform system testing only after hazard-area enclosure construction has been completed and
openings sealed. Comply with operating instructions and procedures of NFPA 12, Section
"Approval of Installations." And Section Inspection, Maintenance and Instruction. (unless
superseded by the local CDD) and include the following to demonstrate compliance with requirements:
1.
2.
3.

Perform system functional operational non-discharge test.

Check remote monitoring operations.
Check control-panel primary power source.

C.

Correct malfunctioning equipment, then retest to demonstrate compliance. Replace

equipment that cannot be corrected or does not perform as specified and indicated, then
retest to demonstrate compliance. Repeat procedure until satisfactory results are
obtained.
1.
Report test results promptly and in writing to The Engineer and authorities having
jurisdiction.

D.

Perform the following field tests and inspections and prepare test reports as per CDD:
1.
After installing clean-agent extinguishing piping system and after electrical circuitry
has been energized, test for compliance with requirements.
2.
Perform each electrical test and visual and mechanical inspection.

3.

Pressure leak Test: After installation, pressurize pipe network with air and test for
leaks. Repair leaks and retest until no leaks exist.

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5.
E.
3.6
A.

3.7

Operational Test: After electrical circuitry has been energized, start units to
confirm proper motor rotation and unit operation. Remove malfunctioning units,
replace with new units, and retest.
Test and adjust controls and safeties. Replace damaged and malfunctioning
controls and equipment.

Remove and replace malfunctioning units and retest as specified above.

CLEANING
Each pipe section shall be cleaned internally after preparation and before assembly by
means of swabbing, using a suitable nonflammable cleaner. Pipe network shall be free of
particulate matter and oil residue before installing nozzles or discharge devices.
SYSTEM PREPARATIONS AND POST INSTALLATION

A.

Preparation:
1.
Verify that piping system installation is completed and cleaned.
2.
Check for complete enclosure integrity.
3.
Check operation of ventilation and exhaust systems.

B.

Post
1.
2.
3.

3.8
A.

Installation:
Install filled extinguishing-agent containers.
Energize circuits.
Ad just o per ating co n tro ls .

DEMONSTRATION
Train Owner's maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain clean-agent and
automatic fire suppression systems.

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