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  • FM 5700 : 2018

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    EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Factory Mutual Research Corporation

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    1 INTORDUCTION
    2 GENERAL INFORMATION
    3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    5 OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS
    6 BIBLIOGRAPHY
    APPENDIX A - UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS
    APPENDIX B - TOLERANCES
    APPENDIX C - PERFORMANCE LIMITS METHODOLOGY
    APPENDIX D - SCHEMATIC OF FM GLOBALS EXPLOSION
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    Pertains to design, construction, operation, maintenance, and testing of system for the suppression of a deflagration by introduction of a suppression medium.

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    Development Note Effective Date: 01/02/2020. (03/2018)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Factory Mutual Research Corporation
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    NFPA 69 : 2014 EXPLOSION PREVENTION SYSTEMS
    IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 American National Standard for Metric Practice
    CFR 49(PTS1-99) : 0 TRANSPORTATION - SUBTITLE A - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION - SUBTITLE B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
    NFPA 68 : 2013 EXPLOSION PROTECTION BY DEFLAGRATION VENTING
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    NFPA 72 : 2016 NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE
    ASTM G 155 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
    CGA G 10.1 : 2016 COMMODITY SPECIFICATION FOR NITROGEN
    CGA S 1.1 : 2011 PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE STANDARDS - PART 1: CYLINDERS FOR COMPRESSED GASES
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