KD-1230 Innovative extinguishing with NovecTM1230 by 3MTM
KD-1230 Innovative extinguishing with NovecTM1230 by 3MTM
KD-1230 fire extinguishing system
The next generation in fixed fire protection is the fire extinguishing system KD-1230 engineered for use with 3MTM NovecTM 1230 Fire Protection Fluid. KD-1230 offers fast and effective fire protection. It is space-saving, environment-friendly, and poses no safety risk to personnel in occupied spaces at the normal design concentration. The Kidde 42 bar KD-1230 system achieves optimal distribution of the Novec 1230 fluid with maximum design flexibility.
Function When a fire is identified by the automatic detector (1) or on release of the manual push button (2), the fire detection panel (3) activates the alarm devices (4/5). After the elapse of an object-related delay time, the cylinder (6) of the extinguishing medium is opened electrically and the Novec 1230 extinguishing medium is discharged through extinguishing nozzles (7) into the room.
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Novec 1230 Fluid The Novec 1230 fluid has been developed by the company 3M as a long-term alternative and is an environment-friendly extinguishing medium. In the event of an activation of the extinguishing system, Novec 1230 fluid possesses the unique characteristic of having an atmospheric lifetime of only five days.
Novec 1230 fluid is a C6 fluoroketone with the chemical formula CF3CF2C(O)CF(CF3)2. It is liquid at room temperature. When Novec 1230 fluid is discharged under pressure by an extinguishing nozzle specially developed for the KD-1230 system, it is evaporated instantly and distributed as a gaseous extinguishing medium in the protected area.
Novec 1230 fluid contains carbon, fluorine and oxygen that is stored as a colourless and almost odourless liquid. Due to its excellent extinguishing capabilities and a short discharge time of a maximum of 10 seconds, a fire is extinguished in the shortest possible time.
The extinguishing effect of Novec 1230 in the fire is founded on a physical basis: by heat retraction of the flame up to a point at which combustion reactions can no longer take place. There is no impairment of vision when discharging. Novec 1230 is a non-corrosive, electrically non-conductive extinguishing medium. It neither damages nor leaves residues on sensitive equipment.
Safety There is no risk of human asphyxiation with Novec 1230 fluid since it does not act by oxygen depletion in the hazard zone. Novec 1230 has been assessed positively by the German Hygienic Institute in Gelsenkirchen and the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA programme for significant new alternatives classifies Novec 1230 fluid as harmless for use as an extinguishing medium for discharge in rooms occupied by people.
Novec 1230 fluid possesses a high penetration capacity and achieves a homogeneous (uniform) mixture of the required extinguishing concentration in the protected area.
At the required design concentration, Novec 1230 fluid has a high safety factor before the NOAEL value (No Observable Adverse Effect Level) is achieved. The work cycle of the Employers’ Association confirms that Novec 1230 fluid is an effective extinguishing medium, in particular for use in areas frequented by people.
KD-1230 fire extinguishing system Advantages • Highly environment-friendly • Zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) • Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1 • Simple and fast refilling, also possible on site • Atmospheric lifetime of only five days • Highly effective on Class A, B and electrical fires • Safe application in areas occupied by people • Accepted by the work cycle Fire Protection of the Employers’ Association • Non-corrosive and electrically nonconductive • No residues of extinguishing medium • System pressure: 42 bar • Low installation and maintenance costs • Computer-aided design of the distribution network and discharge nozzles increases the effectiveness of the system • Approval by the Saxon State Ministry of Affairs for the fire classes A and B. Approval number SP 45/03.
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KD-1230 fire protection systems engineered for use with Novec 1230 fluid are well suited for the protection of high-value assets and for the avoidance of fire hazards, as well as the disastrous system failures which they cause.
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Computer rooms EDP areas Telecommunications equipment Control rooms and permanently occupied measuring and control stations • Storage rooms and archives • Medical facilities and laboratory equipment
KD-1230 fire extinguishing system Feuerlรถschanlage mit KD-200 Environment Novec 1230 fluid presents an environmental long-term alternative. It does not fall under the regulations of the Kyoto Protocol. It has an Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) of 0, an atmospheric lifetime of only five days, and a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1.
System design KD-1230 systems are custom designed using software approved by VdS for optimum performance. Novec 1230 fluid is stored as a liquid and discharged as a gas pressurized with nitrogen at 42 bar. The KD-1230 system has minimal space requirements compared to inert gas systems.
When Novec 1230 fluid has been discharged into the protected room after the detection of a fire, it prevents the consequences of an uncontrolled fire because it is distributed in the room in the shortest possible time. On decommissioning a KD-1230 system, the Novec 1230 fluid can be readily reused.
Refilling Novec 1230 is a liquid at room temperature and so quick refilling of the extinguishing system is possible, even on site. Following activation of the extinguishing system, the cylinders are refilled with
Novec 1230 using pumps and re- pressurized with nitrogen to 42 bar. Re-commissioning of the system is therefore possible in the shortest time, and so consequential losses associated with downtime are kept to a minimum.
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Approvals VdS Schadensverh端tung conducted tests to determine the required extinguishing concentration according to ISO 14520 and to VdS 2381. System and installer approvals by VdS Schadenverh端tung under the approval numbers S 304007 and E 160 4001. The fire extinguishing media and devices are approved by the Saxon State Ministry of Affairs under the approval number SP 45/03.
VdS approval S 304007 E 1604001
Kidde Brand- und Explosionsschutz GmbH Harkortstr. 3 • 40880 Ratingen Telephone +49 (0) 2102 57 90-0 • Fax +49 (0)2102 57 90 -109 info@kidde.de • www.kidde.de Kidde Brand- und Explosionsschutz GmbH Sales office South Steinerne Furt 78 • 86167 Augsburg Telephone +49 (0) 821 74 82 95-0 • Fax +49 (0)821 74 82 95- 10
3M and Novec are trademarks of 3M company KD-1230 is a registered trademark of the company Kidde Brand- und Explosionsschutz GmbH, Ratingen Subject to changes! The information in this brochure are only general descriptions and/or performance data which, as described herein, are not always applicable to the specific case of application and/or which can be changed due to further development of the products. The performance data desired will only then have binding character if they are agreed expressively at contract conclusion. Issue: November 2006