
What is Co2 Fire Suppression System ?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless, and chemically inert gas that is both readily available and electrically non-conductive. it can be stored as High pressured and Low pressured Fire Suppression System.
2 Types of Co2 Fire Suppression System :
1 High Pressure Co2 Fire Suppression / Extinguishing System

2 Low Pressure Co2 Fire Suppression / Extinguishing System

Co2 Fire Suppression System Applications:
- Mixing Operations
- Storage systems
- Large Commercial Fryers
- Industrial Ovens
- Rolling Mills
- Data processing centers
- Exhaust and Fume Handling Systems
- Printing Presses
- Shipboard machinery spaces
- Coating Machines
- Electronics / Computer Production
- Automotive
- Engine and Electrical Rooms
- Dust Collectors
- Turbine Generators
- Cement Plant/Blast Furnace Indirect Coal Firing Systems
- Rolling Mills
- Marine Applications
- Dip Tanks
- Flammable Liquid Storage Areas
- Flammable materials storage
- Electronics Operations
- Flammable Gas or Liquid Storage Areas
- Shipboard (Marine) Systems
- Quench and Dip Tanks
- Research Facilities
- Printing
- Transformer Vaults/Electrical Cabinets
- Power Generation
- Power Plants
- Spray Booths and Paint Lockers
- Inerting Applications Coal handling, grinding
- Automated Storage and Retrieval Facilities
- Metal Production and Processing
Local Application of Co2 Fire Suppression System:
- Modular Hazmat Storage Facilities
- Exhaust Ducts
- Machinery Spaces
- Environmental Storage Facilities
Books, Website and Other References:
- https://www.usbr.gov
- NFPA
- 3M CO2
- kidde
- NFPA 12, Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems, 2000
- NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 2004
- NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, 1996
- NFPA 851, Fire Protection for Hydroelectric Generating Plants
- NFPA 2001, Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems
- 29 CFR Part 1910.146, Permit-Required Confined Spaces
- 29 CFR Part 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- 29 CFR Part 1910.160 thru 163, Fixed Extinguishing Systems
- 29 CFR Part 1910.164, Fire Detection Systems
- 29 CFR Part 1910.165, Employee Alarm Systems
- 29 CFR Part 1910.269, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
- ISO Standard 6183, 1990, Fire Protection Equipment, Carbon Dioxide Systems for Use on Premises, Design and Installation
- Reclamation Safety and Health Standards, Bureau of Reclamation, 2001
- Carbon Dioxide as a Fire Suppressant: Examining the Risks, Report EPA430-R-00-002, Environmental Protection Agency, February 2000
- Review of the Use of Carbon Dioxide Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems, Wickham Associates, August 8, 2003
- FIST Vol. 1-1, Hazardous Energy Control Program, Bureau of Reclamation, March 2002
- FIST Vol. 4-1B, Maintenance Scheduling for Electrical Equipment, Bureau of Reclamation, April 2001
- FIST Vol. 5-12, Personnel Safety with CO2 Discharge, 1992
- Hydro Generator Design Manual, Bureau of Reclamation, 1992 Design Standard No. 4, Chapter 2, Electrical Rotating Machinery, Bureau of Reclamation, 1984
- Design Standard No. 4, Chapter 6, Power Plant Control and Station-Service Equipment,Bureau of Reclamation, 1950
- CO2 Fire Protection Study for Hydro Generators—Report of Findings, Bureau of Reclamation, 1984
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