DIN EN 15004-1:2008-09
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FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS - GAS EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS - PART 1: DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
Hardcopy , PDF
08-07-2019
English
01-01-2008
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Use and limitations
4.1 General
4.2 Extinguishants
4.3 Electrostatic discharge
4.4 Compatibility with other extinguishants
4.5 Temperature limitations
5 Safety
5.1 Hazard to personnel
5.2 Safety precautions
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 For normally unoccupied areas
5.2.3 For unoccupiable areas
5.3 Occupiable areas
5.4 Electrical hazards
5.5 Electrical earthing
5.6 Electrostatic discharge
6 System design
6.1 General
6.2 Extinguishant supply
6.2.1 Quantity
6.2.2 Quality
6.2.3 Container arrangement
6.2.4 Storage containers
6.3 Distribution
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Piping
6.3.3 Fittings
6.3.4 Pipe and valve supports
6.3.5 Valves
6.3.6 Nozzles
6.3.7 Pressure reducing orifice assembly
6.4 Detection, actuation and control systems
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Automatic detection
6.4.3 Operating devices
6.4.4 Control equipment
6.4.5 Operating alarms and indicators
6.4.6 Stop devices
7 Extinguishant
7.1 General
7.2 Specifications, plans and approvals
7.2.1 Specifications
7.2.2 Working documents
7.3 System flow calculations
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Balanced and unbalanced system
7.3.3 Friction losses
7.3.4 Pressure drop
7.3.5 Valves and fittings
7.3.6 Piping length
7.3.7 Drawings
7.3.8 Liquefied gases - Specific requirements
7.4 Enclosures
7.5 Extinguishant concentration requirements
7.5.1 Flame extinguishment
7.6 Total flooding quantity
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Liquefied gases
7.6.3 Non-liquefied gas
7.7 Altitude adjustment
7.8 Duration of protection
7.9 System performance
7.9.1 Discharge time
7.9.2 Extended discharge
8 Commissioning and acceptance
8.1 General
8.2 Tests
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Enclosure check
8.2.3 Review of mechanical components
8.2.4 Review of enclosure integrity
8.2.5 Review of electrical components
8.2.6 Preliminary functional tests
8.2.7 System functional operational test
8.2.8 Remote monitoring operations (if applicable)
8.2.9 Control panel primary power source
8.2.10 Completion of functional tests
8.3 Completion certificate and documentation
9 Inspection, maintenance, testing and training
9.1 General
9.2 Inspection
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Container
9.2.3 Hose
9.2.4 Enclosures
9.3 Maintenance
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 User's programme of inspection
9.3.3 Service schedule
9.4 Training
Annex A (normative) - Working documents
A.1 General
A.2 Working documents
A.3 Specific details
A.3.1 Pre-engineered systems
A.3.2 Engineered systems
Annex B (normative) - Determination of flame-extinguishing
concentration of gaseous extinguishants by the cup
burner method
B.1 General
B.2 Principle
B.3 Requirements for apparatus
B.3.1 General
B.3.2 Cup
B.3.3 Chimney
B.3.4 Diffuser
B.3.5 Fuel supply
B.3.6 Manifold
B.3.7 Air supply
B.3.8 Extinguishant supply
B.3.9 Delivery system
B.4 Requirements for materials
B.4.1 Air
B.4.2 Fuel
B.4.3 Extinguishant
B.5 Procedure for flammable liquids
B.6 Procedure for flammable gases
B.7 Extinguishant extinguishing concentration
B.7.1 Preferred method
B.7.2 Alternative method
B.8 Reporting of results
Annex C (normative) - Fire extinguishment/area coverage fire test
procedure for engineered and pre-engineered extinguishing
units
C.1 Requirements
C.2 Type of test
C.3 Extinguishing system
C.4 Extinguishing concentration
C.5 Nozzle distribution verification tests
C.5.1 Nozzles minimum height/maximum area coverage test
C.5.2 Nozzles maximum height test
C.6 Extinguishing concentration tests
C.6.1 Wood crib test
C.6.2 Heptane pan test
C.6.3 Polymeric sheet fire test
Annex D (normative) - Method of evaluating inerting concentration
of a fire extinguishant
D.1 General
D.2 Principle
D.3 Apparatus
D.4 Procedure
D.5 Inerting concentration
Annex E (normative) - Door fan test for determination of minimum
hold time
E.1 General
E.2 Test for determination of predicted hold time
E.2.1 Principle
E.2.2 Apparatus
E.2.3 Calibration and accuracy of apparatus
E.2.4 Preliminary preparation
E.2.5 Evaluation of enclosure
E.2.6 Measurement of enclosure
E.2.7 Test procedure
E.2.8 Calculation
E.3 Treatment of enclosures with predicted hold times less
than the recommended value
E.3.1 General
E.3.2 Leakage areas
E.3.3 Improved sealing of the enclosure
E.3.4 Quantification and location of leaks
E.4 Report
Annex F (informative) - System performance verification
Annex G (informative) - Safe personnel exposure guidelines
G.1 General
G.2 Safety
G.3 Hazards to Personnel
G.3.1 Agent itself
G.3.2 Noise
G.3.3 Turbulence
G.3.4 Low temperature
G.4 Halocarbon agents
G.4.1 Toxicity of halocarbons (liquefied gases)
G.4.2 PBPK Model
G.4.3 Safe exposure guidelines for halocarbons
G.5 Inert Gas (non-liquefied gas)
G.5.1 Physiological effects of inert gas agents
G.5.2 Safe exposure guidelines for inert gas agents
Annex H (informative) - Flow calculation implementation method
and flow calculation verification and testing for approvals
H.1 General
H.2 Calculation method implementation
H.3 Minimum accuracy recommendations
H.3.1 Physical quantities
H.3.2 Recommended design limits to be included
inside the flow calculation method (software)
H.4 Recommended testing procedure for system flow
calculation method (software) validation
H.4.1 General
H.4.2 System design for testing
H.5 Pass/fail criteria
Bibliography
Provides recommendations for the design, installation, testing, maintenance and safety of gaseous fire fighting systems in buildings, plants or other structures, and the characteristics of the various extinguishants and types of fire for which they are a suitable extinguishing medium.
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German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
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Superseded
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Standards | Relationship |
EN 15004-1:2008 | Identical |
EN 15004-1:2019 | Identical |
ISO 14520-14:2015 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 14: IG-55 extinguishant |
ISO 5660-1:2015 | Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement) |
EN 15004-6:2008 | Fixed firefighting systems - Gas extinguishing systems - Part 6: Physical properties and system design of gas extinguishing systems for HFC 23 extinguishant (ISO 14520-10:2005, modified) |
ISO 14520-12:2015 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 12: IG-01 extinguishant |
ISO 14520-6:2016 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 6: HCFC Blend A extinguishant |
EN 12094-1:2003 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 1: Requirements and test methods for electrical automatic control and delay devices |
EN 15004-4:2008 | Fixed firefighting systems - Gas extinguishing systems - Part 4: Physical properties and system design of gas extinguishing systems for HFC 125 extinguishant (ISO 14520-8:2006, modified) |
EN 12094-6:2006 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 6: Requirements and test methods for non-electrical disable devices |
EN 12094-10:2003 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 10: Requirements and test methods for pressure gauges and pressure switches |
EN 12094-8:2006 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 8: Requirements and test methods for connectors |
ISO 14520-10:2016 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 10: HFC 23 extinguishant |
EN 12094-2:2003 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 2: Requirements and test methods for non-electrical automatic control and delay devices |
ISO 14520-13:2015 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 13: IG-100 extinguishant |
EN 15004-5:2008 | Fixed firefighting systems - Gas extinguishing systems - Part 5: Physical properties and system design of gas extinguishing systems for HFC 227ea extinguishant (ISO 14520-9:2006, modified) |
EN 12094-4:2004 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 4: Requirements and test methods for container valve assemblies and their actuators |
EN 15004-3:2008 | Fixed firefighting systems - Gas extinguishing systems - Part 3: Physical properties and system design of gas extinguishing systems for HCFC Blend A extinguishant (ISO 14520-6:2006, modified) |
ISO 14520-5:2016 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 5: FK-5-1-12 extinguishant |
EN 15004-2:2008 | Fixed firefighting systems - Gas extinguishing systems - Part 2: Physical properties and system design of gas extinguishing systems for FK-5-1-12 extinguishant (ISO 14520-5:2006, modified) |
ISO 14520-15:2015 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 15: IG-541 extinguishant |
EN 12094-3:2003 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 3: Requirements and test methods for manual triggering and stop devices |
ISO 14520-9:2016 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 9: HFC 227ea extinguishant |
EN 12094-11:2003 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 11: Requirements and test methods for mechanical weighing devices |
ISO 14520-8:2016 | Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 8: HFC 125 extinguishant |
EN 12094-5:2006 | Fixed firefighting systems - Components for gas extinguishing systems - Part 5: Requirements and test methods for high and low pressure selector valves and their actuators |
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