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Standards & Fire Testingfor water mist fire protection systemsp y

Antonio EirePART 3PART 2 PART 4 PART 5

[email protected] – February, 25, 2011Marioff Group HI-FOG® fire testing

and approvals

BASICS

Some repetition to explain why water mist standardizationSome repetition to explain why water mist standardization is so different than sprinkler / gas standardization

Marioff company presentation

WATER MISTWATER MIST

A water spray for which the Dv0.99, for the flow –weighted cumulative volumetric distribution of water droplets is less than 1000 microns at the minimum designdistribution of water droplets, is less than 1000 microns at the minimum design

operating pressure of the water mist nozzle


HOW MUCH IS ONE LITER OF WATER

Droplet size (mm)

Number of droplets

Surface area (m2)(mm) droplets (m )

10 1 900 0.6

1 1 900 000 6

0 1 1 900 000 000 600.1 1 900 000 000 60

0.01 1 900 000 000 000 600

0.1 x 1000 x 10 x


FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUPPRESSION EFFICIENCY OF WATER MISTEFFICIENCY OF WATER MIST

- Drop size distribution

P t ti- Penetration

- Mass flow rate

WATER MIST IS NOT A GENERIC EXTINGUISHANT !High pressure water mist of manufacturer A is not the same as

high pressure water mist of manufacturer B


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PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH

ALL critical water mist system design and installation parameters are defined in full-scale fire tests

- Nozzle type- Nozzle type

- Operating pressure

- Spacing- Spacing

- Installation height

- Flow rate- Flow rate

- Protection volume

Marioff has done thousands of full scale fire tests


Marioff Corporation

Marioff is the global leader in water mist fire protection systems

Company founded 1985HI-FOG® launched 1991

Head office and production facilities in Finland


Marioff Corporation Oy, Finland

Marioff Group companiesp y

Marioff Skandinavien AB, SwedenMarioff Ltd., UKMarioff GmbH, GermanyMarioff S.r.l., ItalyMarioff HI FOG S A U SpainMarioff HI-FOG S.A.U., SpainMarioff SAS, FranceMarioff Asia (Shanghai, China)( g )Marioff Inc., USA & Canada


Marioff Group

Part of UTC Fire & Security (UTC F&S) business unit since 2007

USD 5,74 billion sales43.000 employeesOperating in 250 locations in 43 countriesOperating in 250 locations in 43 countries


Gl b lGlobal presence

Marioff distributor

Marioff office


UTC Fire & Security

UTC Fire & Security• Part of United Technologies Corporation (UTC Group)

• USD 54,8 billion sales• 225.600 employees• Operating in 4,000 locations in 70 countries

OtisElevator, escalators

CarrierHeating, air -conditioning

Pratt & WhitneyAircraft engines

SikorskyHelicopters

Hamilton SundstrandAerospace systems

UTC Fire & Security UTC Power


Fire safety, security solutions Power systems, fuel cells

WATER MIST STANDARDS


1.1* Scope.This standard contains the minimum requirements for the designrequirements for the design, installation, maintenance, and testing of water mist fire protection systems This standard does notsystems. This standard does not provide definitive fire performance criteria, nor does it offer specific guidance on how to design aguidance on how to design a system to control, suppress, or extinguish a fire. Reliance is placed on the procurement and installationon the procurement and installation of listed water mist equipment or systems that have demonstrated performance in fire tests as part of a p plisting process.


1 Scope… The document is not intended to be used as

a universal design manual of watermist...a u e sa des g a ua o a e sIn the absence of a generalized design method,

it is the intent of this document that watermist systems are full-scale fire testedwatermist systems are full scale fire tested and its system component evaluations are conducted by qualified testing laboratories.

The full system acceptance requires theThe full system acceptance requires the relevant fire test report, the component test report(s) as well as manufacturer’s design, installation, operation and maintenanceinstallation, operation and maintenance manual for the application.

EN 12845 Fixed firefighting systems – Automatic sprinkler systems – Design, installation and maintenance


CEA 4001 Sprinkler Systems – Planning and installation

Reality in EU…UK – British Standards InstitutionGermany – VdS / TÜVFrance – CNPP / Centre Scientifique et Technique du q q

Bâtiment

and outside EU & USA… and outside EU & USARussia – VNIIPO / GOST (on-going standardisation ???)China – on-going standardisationAustralia – AS 4587 (based on NFPA 750)India – IS 15519 (based on NFPA 750)


SOLAS CONSOLIDATED EDITION 2009

MARINE WORLD IS GLOBAL

SOLAS CONSOLIDATED EDITION, 2009(International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended)


FIRE TESTING


FIRE TESTING

Standard testingStandard testing

Type approval

Application-specific testing

Type / Case by case approvalMarioff history of fire testing

Project-specific testing

Type / Case-by-case approvaly g

= history of standard development

Case-by-case / Project-specific approval

Garage testing

Water mist standardisation

standardising fire tests Garage testing

Wild market

= standardising fire tests


MARINE FIRE TEST STANDARDS

Application Standard

Machinery space / compartment protection MSC/Circ.1165

Machinery space / local protection MSC/Circ.913

Ro-ro spaces MSC.1/Circ.1272

R MSC 265Accommodation, public spaces & service areas Res.MSC.265 (Res.A.800)

Cabin balconies MSC 1/Circ 1268Cabin balconies MSC.1/Circ.1268

Deep-fat fryers ISO 15371


Machinery spaces

C t t t tiCompartment protectionMSC/Circ.1165

- Exposed and concealed spray firesExposed and concealed spray fires

- Exposed and concealed pool fires

- Flowing fires and combinationsFlowing fires and combinations

- Diesel oil, heptane, lubrication oil

Local protectionMSC/Circ.913

Exposed spray fires- Exposed spray fires

- Diesel oil


Ro-ro spacesMSC.1/Circ.1272

Ceiling height 5 m / truck

1. Ignition under one nozzle2. Ignition between two nozzles3 Ignition between four nozzles3. Ignition between four nozzles

Ceiling height 2.5 m / passenger vehicle

1. Ignition under one nozzle2. Ignition between two nozzles3. Ignition between four nozzles


Accommodation areasRes.MSC.265 (Res.A.800)

Cabin & corridor1. Ignition in a lower bunk bed2. Ignition in an upper bunk bed3 Arsonist test3. Arsonist test4. Corridor: Ignition under one sprinkler5. Corridor: Ignition between two sprinklers6 Di bl d bi i kl6. Disabled cabin sprinkler


Public spacesRes.MSC.265 (Res.A.800)

S3

Ceiling height 2.5 m & 5 m S1

Open area1. Ignition under one sprinkler S2

2. Ignition between two sprinklers3. Ignition between four sprinklers4 Disabled sprinkler4. Disabled sprinkler

Corner5. Normal operation


Service areasRes.MSC.265 (Res.A.800)

Ceiling height 2.5 m

1. Ignition under one sprinkler2. Ignition between two sprinklersg p3. Ignition between four sprinklers


Cabin balconiesMSC.1/Circ.1268

- Freeburn

Igntion without wind- Igntion without wind

- Ignition with wind 5 m/s


Deep-fat fryersISO 15371

- Extinguishing test

- Splashing test p g


INSTALLATION GUIDELINES / DIOM MANUALS


THANK YOU !TYPE APPROVALS


LAND FIRE TEST STANDARDS

Th i l b ll k l d d th it t t i t tThere is no globally acknowledged authority to set requirements to be followed internationally.

Factory Mutual (FM, USA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL, USA)Factory Mutual (FM, USA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL, USA) and VdS (Germany) are widely recognized authorities involved in water mist standardization.



Application / Class B Authority Machinery space / compartment protection FM 5560 (CEN) Machinery space / local protection FM 5560Industrial fryers FM 5560 Deep fat fryers (CEN)Deep-fat fryers (CEN)Wet benches FM 5560



Application / Class A Authority Residential UL 2167EUR LH & OH1 / US LH VdS (CEN), FM 5560, UL 2167 EUR OH2 (parking garages) / US OH1 VdS, UL 2167 EUR OH3 (shopping malls) / US OH2 VdS, UL 2167 Computer room subfloors / raised floors VdS, FM 5560 C bl t l VdS (CEN)Cable tunnels VdS (CEN)

European hazard classificationLH certain areas in schools and offices, prisonsLH certain areas in schools and offices, prisonsOH1 hospitals, hotels, libraries, restaurants, schools, offices, concrete factories...OH2 museums, laundries, car parks, bisquit factories, breweries, metal factories…OH3 paper factories, cable factories, plastic factories, mills, electronics factories…


OH4 theatres, concert halls, cigarette factories, match factories...

OH1 / Offices (CEN/TS 14972, VdS)


OH2 / Parking garages / VdS


OH3 / Archives, shopping malls / VdS


US OH1 / UL 2167

PassPass criteria Value

a Max ceiling temp <540°C

Nozzle

b Activated nozzle area 1000 ft2

c % damage b <50%c to boxes 50%

d

# of outer faces damaged 0damaged(REMOVED)

eDummy nozzle activate

No


activate

Cable tunnels, concealed spaces with cables / VdS 2498


INSTALLATION GUIDELINES / DIOM MANUALS


TYPE APPROVALS


Aircraft hangars


A86 tunnel / Paris


M30 tunnel / Madrid


INSTALLATION GUIDELINES / DIOM MANUALS, Fire Test SummariesDIOM MANUALS, Fire Test Summaries


CURRENT CODE & STANDARD RELATED ACTIVITIES

Fire tests / Technical issues Regulatory affairs

(to get water mist accepted as an acknowledged alternative in all relevant codes, regulations & guidelines)


Regulatory Affairs – North America

Code Re ision Proposals to NFPA for the follo ing StandardsCode Revision Proposals to NFPA for the following Standards:• NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems• NFPA 13D Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and Two Family Dwellings &

Manuf. HomesNFPA 13R St d d f th I t ll ti f S i kl S t i R id ti l O i t d• NFPA 13R Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and

including 4 Stories• NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection• NFPA 72 National Alarm & Signalling Code

NFPA 110 E St db P S t• NFPA 110 Emergency Standby Power Systems• NFPA 111 Stored Electrical Energy and Emergency and Standby Power Systems• NFPA 130 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems

Oth C d f i t t d/ ith ti itOther Codes of interest and/or with action items• NFPA 3 Standard for the Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection Life Safety

Systems• NFPA 101 Life Safety Code

22 f S• NFPA 225 Model Manufactured Home Installation Standard• NFPA 409 Standard on Aircraft Hangars• NFPA 501 Standard on Manufactured Housing• NFPA 502 Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and other Limited Access Highways

NFPA 909 C d f th P t ti f C lt l R


• NFPA 909 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resources

Regulatory Affairs – Europe

Codes ith on going actionsCodes with on-going actions:

• CEN/TS 14972 Fixed firefighting systems – Watermist systems - Design and installation• EN 45545 Fire protection of railway vehicles

Regulatory Affairs – China

Codes with on-going actions:

• “Technical Appraisal Code of Water Mist Fire Protection Equipment”


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