We don't use inert gases in occupied areas due to the safety of people who might be trapped or otherwise occupying those areas.
If a person was injured or killed the first question a smart lawyer would ask is why didn't we use Inergen of FM200 in the area that would have been safer. The inert gases are the best choice for protecting equipment and ductwork from process exhaust systems, flammable storage cabinets, things like that. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Reza Esmaeili Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Inergen vs Nitrogen vs Argon Hi Craig, But both Nitrogen and Argon are allowed in NFPA 2001, what is the reason you don't use them? For sure Inergen is better for occupied spaces but is there any problem with Nitrogen and Argon? In there any special application that using Nitrogen and Argon is better than Inergen? Thanks, Reza --- On Fri, 1/30/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Inergen vs Nitrogen vs Argon To: [email protected] Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 8:50 PM We do not use Nitrogen or Argon in any occupied spaces. Inergen can be used in an occupied space like FM-200. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Reza Esmaeili Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Inergen vs Nitrogen vs Argon Hi All, I would appreciate if anyone can compare Inergen vs Nitrogen vs Argon fire suppression systems. Is there any recommended application for Inergen or Nitrogen or Argon? What is the advantages & disadvantages of each one? I know that 8% of carbon dioxide which is in Inergen allows a person to breath deeply in a a reduced oxygen atmosphere. Thanks all Reza _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
