VATIS UPDATE Article

Brassbell, Sweden, has developed an environmentally engineered, human safe, fast extinguishing gas in the fire suppression systems. The Clean Agent FS49C2 is thermal extinguishing gas that extinguishes fire without removing the oxygen from the air. This makes it possible to extinguish a fire with people in the room surviving.

Extensive research lead to development of a clean gaseous fire extinguishing agent FS49C2, physical properties of which are similar to those of Halon 1301, yet the agent causes considerably less damage to the environment. The main component of FS 49 C2 is the most widely used replacement gas for refrigeration systems, characterised by zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) factor.

Due to its quick action and favourable weight-volume ratio, FS 49 C2 may also be used in existing Halon 1301 fire suppression systems, thus allowing to significantly limit investments into fire protection. Replacement of Halon 1301 with FS 49 C2 only requires some minor adjustments in quantity of the agent and functioning of the system.