FM-200™ Agent Storage Container

1 1 Modular CylindricalFM-200 Agent Storage ContainerP/N : August 1999 DESCRIPTIONT hese cylindrical Agent Storage containers, which are lessthan ten inches high and contain from 20 to 30 pounds ofFM-200, are ideal for height-limited locations such as un-der-floor applications. They are equipped with a pressuregauge, a burst disc type discharge valve, a replaceable ini-tiator will assembly a screen assembly, cable assembly,mounting brackets and safety plug. Each ASC has a boss-mounted check valve which accepts and optional Pressureswitch (see Fenwal Data Sheet ) and is used forrecharging the containerInitiator assemblies must be ordered for each Container . SeeFenwal data Sheet for pressure in a filled Container is adjusted to 360 psi at70oF by superpressurizing with dry and piping selected shall ensure a minimum dis-charge rate of 84 lbs. FM-200 Agent per second at the mini-mum operating temperature.

2 Operating temperature shallbe limited to 32o to 130oF. Nozzles and piping must be inaccordance with Fenwal FM-200 Design Container is discharged when its initiator is actuated torupture the burst disc Container must be securely mounted in position with thevalve down using the integral mounting brackets. The cen-ter of four slots are located at the corners of a rectangle 8-1/2 in. wide by 11-11/16 in. long. Use four 5/16 in. bolts orstuds to secure the Container to a solid 93-120251-001 unit has mounting brackets on the bot-tom as shown at right and the 93-120253-001 unit has themounting brackets on top. The 93-120351-001 and 93-120353-001 units have mounting brackets on the dies. Allunits must be mounted with the valve at the bottom: eitherparallel to the floor or facing down. If not mounted in thismanner, proper discharge will not be the Container is secured in place, remove the safetyplug and screw the screen assembly into the valve connect the rest of the piping and nozzle specified inthe system drawing.

3 Retain the safety plug for use whenreconditioning the Container or whenever a filled containeris following inspection and/or maintenance proceduresshould be scheduled or performed upon the occurrence ofany even which might bias the reliability of the QUARTERLY INSPECTION1. Check the pressure gauge. If the pressure is less than325 psig at 70oF ( Kg/cm2 at 21oC) the containermust be removed by qualified personnel, inspected care-fully then recharge or replaced as required. Pressurewill vary with temperature. In the range of 55 to 85oF( to ), this change is approximately 3 psi perdegree F ( Kg/cm2 per degree C).2. Check all components supporting hardware and tighten,repair or replace as Visually check all components for evidence of physicalabuse and take whatever action is indicated. Replaceany component if at all in doubt of its ability to SEMI-ANNUL INSPECTIONQ ualified personnel are to remove and weight all Agent stor-age containers.

4 Losses in net weight of Agent must not ex-ceed 5% or 10% under pressure loss adjusted fortemperature. Container , and Agent weight are marked onthe mounting outlet piping must be clean and free of dirt, chips, filingsand other foreign material that my become hazardous pro-jectiles or cause the system to become inoperative or inef-fective at the time of :The safety plug shipped with the Container must beretained and secured to the Container whenever thepiping is removed from a charged containers must have safety plug in-stalled when removed from system for literature is provided for informational purposes only. kidde -FENWAL,INC. assumes noresponsibility for the product's suitability for a particular application. The product must be prop-erly applied to work you need more information on this product, or if you have a particular problem or question,contact kidde -FENWAL INC.

5 , Ashland, MA 01721. Telephone: (508) 881-2000 RKIDDE-FENWAL, MAIN STREET, ASHLAND, MA 01721 TEL: (508) 881-2000 FAX: (508) SystemsRRECONDITIONINGA fter a system has been actuated, it is recommended thatthe local authorized Fenwal distributor be contacted to re-condition the Reconditioning Kit for this unit is P/N kit does not contain the initiator, which must be Diameter:9-3/8 (239mm)Overall Height:9-7/8 (251mm)Overall Length:19-1/2 (495mm)Empty Weight:24 lbs. ( Kg) :.442 cu. ft. ( L)Minimum Fill:20 lbs. ( Kg)Maximum Fill:30 lbs. ( Kg)ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SPECIFICATIONSThe Agent Storage Container shall be a Fenwal cylindrical(refillable) FM-200 Container constructed of high strength lowHSLA alloy steel. It shall consist of: fill valve, burst disc valveassembly, initiator, safety plug, screen assembly, cable as-sembly, integral supporting flanges, 0-100 psig pressuregauge and pressure switch assembly (optional).

6 The con-tainers shall hold from 20 to 30 lbs. of FM-200 shall conform to all applicable specifications ofDepartment of burst disc valve assembly shall be an integral part ofthe Agent Storage Container and shall be operated by apply-ing electrical current to an initiator assembly which has anelectro-explosive device that provides on demand, and in-stantaneous full bore release and discharge of the with moving parts and seals are not containers shall be super-pressurized with dry nitro-gen to 360 psig at 70oF to aid in rapid Agent distribution,particularly at lower temperatures. It shall automatically re-lieve between 850 to 1000 psi in even of excessive pressurebuild and connecting leads shall be completely Container design shall permit on-site reconditions integral mounting assembly shall provide a means formounting to a solid vertical or horizontal surface and shallwithstand a thrust of 1000 lbs.

7 For 5 seconds in any direc-tion.*FM-200 is a Registered Trademark of Great Lakes Chemical kidde -Fenwal, in