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When implementing a fire suppression systems as part of a data centre installation, upgrade or point solution data centre operators should always consider the ‘greenness’ of the fire suppression agent that is to be deployed.
The comparison table below clearly shows an environmental profile on a range of commonly available fire suppression systems.
| Fire Suppression Option | Atmospheric Lifetime | Ozone Depletion Potential | Global Warming Potential (100 Years) |
| HFC-227ea (FM200) | 34.2 Years | 0 | 3220 |
| Novec 1230 | 5 Days | 0 | 1 |
| IG-55 Inergen / ProInert | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atmospheric Lifetime – The time a substance will remain in the atmosphere before it breaks down. | |||
| Ozone Depletion Potential ODP – A substances capability to destroy ozone, known as its ozone depletion potential (ODP), is expressed relative to CFC-11 (Chloride, fluoride, Carbon mix banned in the late 70s) | |||
| Global Warming Potential (GWP) — Is the measure of how much a greenhouse gas contributes to global warming. This signifies the capability of a gas to trap heat within the atmosphere based upon, its capability of absorbing infrared radiation, it lifetime in the atmosphere and what wavelengths of infrared radiation it absorbs. | |||
As can be seen from the table the 3M™ Novec™ 1230 product compares favourably to IG55 inert gas alternatives.
Novec the First Option to Non-sustainable Technologies
3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid is an advanced, ‘next generation’ clean agent designed to balance data centre operators demands for performance, human safety and the environment. Novec 1230™ fluid is an excellent alternative to non-sustainable technologies and is suitable for use in a wide range mission critical applications.
Fast, Safe, Sustainable & Guaranteed For 20 Years
Novec offers a number of advantages for operators of mission critical space including:
- Novec 1230 fluid has the highest margin of safety of any extinguishing agent on the market today.
- Novec has an excellent environmental profile not only meeting today’s regulations but also meeting those of the foreseeable future.
- Novec causes no damage to electronics, server equipment or data storage.
- Delivers significant space savings when compared the IG55 clean agent alternative due to the reduced volume of gas.
- Novec extinguishes fires in less than half the time of CO2 based agents. Speedy extinguishment gives fire significantly less chance to spread. This means that generally, a Novec™ 1230 fluid automatic fire suppression system will extinguish a fire before it reaches the ‘flame’ stage.
The product is ideal for use in total flooding applications, localised flooding systems such as data centres and server rooms, directional spray type applications and may also be used in portable extinguishers for specialised applications.
Workspace Technology offers a range of fire suppression agents as part of its Data Centre Solutions division. Our data centre design team can offer expert advice to help select the most appropriate extinguishant fire suppression to client’s individual requirements.
For more information on Workspace Technology’s range of Fire Suppression Solutions and Data Centre technology please contact sales@workspace-technology.com or call 0121 354 4894.