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Part No. HY-2019016
SAPPHIRE COMPACT FIXED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
INSTALLATION GUIDE
2019-OCT-07 REV. 00 PAGE 1
INTRODUCTION
Small enclosures, detailed within this document include the
following examples:
• Electrical enclosures (distribution, control, and
communication)
• CNC machines
• Wind turbine electrical cabinets
Such enclosures can present a particular problem where
faulty equipment and/or damaged wiring increase the risk
of a fire. Other applications that fall within the system certifi-
cation criteria can be considered for protection.
It can be difficult to identify when there is a fire in an
enclosed volume until it is too late to take action. This is the
case in well sealed enclosures where there is limited egress
of combustion products and heat from the enclosures.
The HYGOOD® SAPPHIRE® COMPACT Fixed Fire
Suppression System provides protection inside the
enclosure and discharges at the heart of the fire, ensuring
that it is suppressed.
An important characteristic of SAPPHIRE COMPACT
systems is that they stop the migration of the fire from the
enclosure where the fire starts to neighbouring enclosures,
significantly reducing consequential losses and disruption.
The SAPPHIRE COMPACT Fixed Fire Suppression System
is specifically designed to protect small enclosures in accor-
dance with LPS 1666 (Loss Prevention Standard) - Direct Low
Pressure (DLP) Application Fixed Fire Suppression Systems
using Heat Sensitive Pneumatic Detection Tube for the
Protection of Small Defined Volume Unoccupied Enclosures.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
Upon flame impingement or high ambient temperature, the
pressurised detection tube, connected to a container holding
the suppression agent, ruptures with a burst at the hottest
point. The agent then discharges through the burst hole at
the heart of the fire.
Each SAPPHIRE COMPACT Fixed Fire Suppression
System can protect one of up to four enclosures, each
up to 2 m
3
, with one system. Each enclosure may be
multi-compartmental.
FIGURE 1
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WARNING
Damage to the detection tube may lead to inadvertent
system discharge.
SUPPRESSANT
The SAPPHIRE COMPACT systems detailed in this
document are used with 3M™ Novec™1230 Fire Protection
Fluid, an electrically non-conductive clean agent. A Material
Safety Data Sheet is available upon request.
Novec 1230 fluid is applied as a gas but is a liquid at room
temperature. It vapourises upon discharge due to its low
vapourisation heat and has a larger heat capacity than air
alone. Novec 1230 fluid absorbs enough heat to suppress
the fire and requires the concentration of agent within
the enclosure to be maintained for a sufficient duration. If
discharged, it inflicts no damage to electronic equipment or
the data stored on it. Novec 1230 fluid is an environmentally
stable solution that does not damage the ozone layer.
VISUAL INSPECTIONS
The responsible person should carry out visual inspections
of all SAPPHIRE COMPACT systems regularly. These
visual inspections should be carried out at least once a
month. Complete the following visual inspections:
• The operating instructions of each system are clean and
legible.
• The valves on each system are open and have not been
closed. Where the valve lever is in the vertical position
on the standard valve and downwards on the monitored
valve, the ball valve is open and the system is
commissioned – see Figure 2.
Standard Valves
(Part No. 302150006 and 302150007)
Valves with System Isolation Monitoring
(Part No. 302150008 and 302150009)
FIGURE 2
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• Each system has not been operated and is not damaged
or has any missing parts.
• The reading of any pressure gauge or indicator fitted to a
system is within the operational and safety limits (15 Barg)
– see Figure 3.
• The locking screw of each system is not broken or
missing, where applicable – see Figure 4.
BALL VALVE OPEN
- SYSTEM
COMMISSIONED
BALL VALVE CLOSED
- SYSTEM NOT
COMMISSIONED
BALL VALVE OPEN
- SYSTEM
COMMISSIONED
BALL VALVE CLOSED
- SYSTEM NOT
COMMISSIONED
