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CO2 Flooding Systems: Uses & Limits

Carbon dioxide flooding systems can be used to extinguish certain classes of fires involving solid fuels, liquids, gases, and live electrical equipment. However, they have limitations and should not be used on fires involving chemicals with their own oxygen supply or reactive metals. Both Indian standards and NFPA guidelines state that carbon dioxide must not escape from the protected enclosure during discharge and openings/ventilation must be closed to prevent this. Consideration must also be given to the possibility of carbon dioxide drifting to adjacent areas.

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CO2 Flooding Systems: Uses & Limits

Carbon dioxide flooding systems can be used to extinguish certain classes of fires involving solid fuels, liquids, gases, and live electrical equipment. However, they have limitations and should not be used on fires involving chemicals with their own oxygen supply or reactive metals. Both Indian standards and NFPA guidelines state that carbon dioxide must not escape from the protected enclosure during discharge and openings/ventilation must be closed to prevent this. Consideration must also be given to the possibility of carbon dioxide drifting to adjacent areas.

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  • Introduction to CO2 Flooding Systems
  • Comparison: IS Standards & NFPA

CO2 Flooding

system
Usage
&
Limitations

Comparison
Indian Standards
& NFPA

Sparrow Risk Management Pvt. Ltd.


EHS | Engineering | Technology | Deep Tech

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Carbon dioxide
Flooding systems

Carbon dioxide is suitable


for extinguishing the
following types of fire:
Under certain conditions,
fires involving carbonaceous
solid materials, usually of an
organic nature, in which
combustion normally takes Limitations
place with the formation of Carbon dioxide systems are
glowing embers (Class A not suitable for use on fires
fires). involving the following:
Fires involving flammable
and combustible liquids Chemicals containing their
(Class B fires). own supply of oxygen, such
Fires involving combustible as cellulose nitrate.
gases, except when, after Reactive metals and their
extinguishment, an explosive hydrides (for example,
atmosphere may develop sodium, potassium,
due to a continuation of magnesium, titanium and
escaping gases (Class C zirconium).
fires).
Fires involving live electrical
apparatus.

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IS Standards NFPA
IS 15528
A) TOTAL FLOODING SYSTEMS

CO2 shall not escape CO2 shall not escape from


from the from the the protected enclosure.
protected enclosure. Openings and ventilation
Openings and ventilation systems shall be closed or
systems shall be closed shut down automatically
or shut down before, discharge of the
automatically before, CO2, and remain shut.
discharge of the CO2, Where openings cannot be
and remain shut. shut or where there is an
Where openings cannot absence of walls or ceilings,
be shut or where there is additional carbon dioxide
an absence of walls or quantities shall be provided.
ceilings, additional Consideration shall be given
carbon dioxide quantities to the possibility of carbon
shall be provided. dioxide drifting and settling
Examples of total into adjacent places outside
flooding systems include the protected space.
rooms, vaults, enclosed Make sure that there
machines, ducts, ovens, should not be any person
containers, and their trapped or entering into the
contents. protected room during
discharge.

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CO2 Flooding system Usage & Limitations Comparison Indian Standards & NFPA Sparrow Risk Management Pvt. Ltd. EHS | Engineer
Carbon dioxide is suitable for extinguishing the following types of fire: Under certain conditions, fires involving carbo
CO2 shall not escape from the from the protected enclosure. Openings and ventilation systems shall be closed or shut dow

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