Unitor 1230 Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing System
Fire Extinguishing Systems and Equipment
Fixed Fire Extinguishing System
Unitor 1230 Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing System
Product Description
Total Flood NOVEC 1230 Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System, equipment comprising of high pressure cylinders (nominal pressure 34.5 bar g at 21 deg C), valve assembly, system actuation units, nozzles, associated equipment and electrical components and electronic equipment.
Product Ratings
Ratings in accordance with Wilhelmsen Ships Equipment AS Technical Manual 52-00-001-E dated 15/10/2008. | 1) The minimum design concentration for net volume total flooding of Machinery Spaces and Pump Rooms is 5.5% v/v minimum at the lowest expected minimum ambient operating temperature (not greater than 0 deg C) and a maximum design concentration of 10% v/v (NOAEL) at 50 deg C. | 2) Maximum fill density of agent storage is 1.2 kg/litre. | 3) Cylinder pressure at 21 deg C equals 34.5 bar g. | 4) Horizontal nozzle spacing is not to exceed 10 meters. | 5) Vertical nozzle spacing is not to exceed 5 meters. | 6) Where the system is installed in cargo pumping, compressor, cargo auxiliary spaces the volume of released extinguishing agent is to be not less than 7.2% for LNG carriers and 6.5% for LPG carriers.
Applicable Standards
IMO MSC/Circ.848 date 8 June 1998 as amended by IMO MSC.1/Circ.1267 dated 4 June 2008.
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SOLAS (2014 Consolidated Edition), as amended, Reg. II-2/10.4.1.1.1 & Reg. II-2/10.9.1.
International Code for Fire Safety Systems FSS Code, (2015 Edition), Chapter 5/2.1, Chapter 5/2.4.