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Powder Flooding or GAS Flooding which will be apt for transformer fires ?

<p>Hi is Somebody can help me with a suggestion for fire fighting for transformer of400 to500 KV  which is planned to use as a testing power sources of our facility inside a production line which consist of All paint shop, welding shop, Cutting and more </p> <p> </p> <p>i have suggested to have a confined enclosure with a gas flooding system but in my management they are planning for Dry chemical powder flooding system which will be a better performance</p>

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Question added by Mohamed Qifayathullah , General Manager - Marketing , Safety First International
Date Posted: 2014/09/10
SHABEER ALI KHAN PATHAN
by SHABEER ALI KHAN PATHAN , Mechanical Engineer , Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultant

In My Opinion and Practice, I prefer clean agent such as NOVEC-1230 gas

 

3 reasons for using Gas Flooding particularly NOVEC1230 are

first and foremost it is non toxic, eco friendly

it has low discharge time and more reliable flooding compare to powder

it leave the space clean after extinguishing fire unlike powder flooding

 

Perhaps I will go with Powder Flooding in case

Transformer area is not enclosed and cannot be made as  air tight

I don't require any green certificate for building

budget is constrain

 

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