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Project:
Project-No:
System type: Room protection / Total flooding
System: High pressure
Building:
Object: Storage Room
Contractor:
Owner:
Project engineer:
Date: 7/3/2023
Altitude above sea level: 0m
Regulation rule to calculate the CO2 quantity: NFPA 12
Project description:
Storage Room
Pipe class catalogue: [Link]
Component catalogue: [Link]
Nozzle catalogue: TWF [Link]
Error messages:
No errors detected!
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Input data:
Pipe system data:
Section- Start- End node Length Diff. in level Pipe type Diameter Fitting Component Nb. of cylinders
No: node Nozzle [m] [m] [mm] ** * Code Coefficient CO2 quantity
1 0 1 0.350 0.350 10 15.8 - - 8.0
2 1 2 2.400 0.000 23 24.4 E - - 0.0
3 2 3 1.030 1.030 23 24.4 E - - 0.0
4 3 4 2.847 0.000 23 24.4 E - - 0.0
5 4 5 0.920 0.000 13 21.1 T-90° - - 0.0
6 5 11001 0.100 -0.100 13 21.1 T-90° - - 0.0
7 5 6 3.964 0.000 13 21.1 T-0° - - 0.0
8 6 11002 0.100 -0.100 13 21.1 E - - 0.0
9 4 7 5.077 0.000 13 21.1 T-0° - - 0.0
10 7 8 0.920 0.000 13 21.1 E - - 0.0
11 8 9 3.964 0.000 13 21.1 T-0° - - 0.0
12 9 11004 0.100 -0.100 13 21.1 E - - 0.0
13 8 11003 0.100 -0.100 13 21.1 T-90° - - 0.0
* C=Component, B=Bend, T=T-piece, E=Elbow
** If a pipe diameter is equal zero see the extra table of the calculated diameters
List of pipe types
Type Pipe class Pipe roughness
10 ANSI Schedule 40 smooth
23 ANSI Schedule 80 Black pipe
13 ANSI Schedule 40 Black pipe
Nozzle data:
No: Calculation zone Diameter [mm]
11001 Ambient 7.0
11002 Ambient 7.0
11003 Ambient 7.0
11004 Ambient 7.0
List of nozzles:
Type Number of C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
orifices
1 CO2 nozzle 3/8", 1/2", 3/4"
1 0.17910 0.21300 0.00000 -0.05020 0.00000 0.00000
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Calculation zone data:
Calculation of the design quantity:
Calculation Total Ventilation Volume Opening Calcul. Max. Over Design Design Design
zone volume volume build. parts areas volume Pressure temp. concentration quantity
[m3] [m3] [m3] [m2] [m3] [°C] [% Vol] [kg]
1 Ambient 243.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 243.9 3.0 mbar 15.0 50.00 324.36
Regulation rule for calculation of CO2 quantities: NFPA 12
Altitude above sea level: 0.0 m
CO2 storage data:
Container volume: 67.0 l
Filling ratio: 0.67 kg/l
Storage temperature: 21.0 °C
Design quantity: 324.36 kg
Supplement factor: 1.00
Supplement quantity: 0.00 kg
Minimum storage quantity: 324.36 kg
Reserve quantity: 324.36 kg
Number of container: 8
Discharge time (Input value): 420.0 s
Further information:
Design for deep seated fires
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Calculation results:
CO2 design data:
Design quantity: 324.36 kg
Minimum storage quantity: 324.36 kg
Actual storage quantity: 359.10 kg
Container volume: 67.0 l
Filling ratio: 0.67 kg/l
CO2 quantity in one container: 44.9 kg
Number of container: 8
Storage temperature: 21.0 °C
Starting container pressure: 58.7 bar abs
Discharge time:
Full discharge
Discharge time of air: 0.6 s
Discharge time of CO2-vapor: 0.4 s
Vaporized CO2 during the start phase: 0.2 kg
Total gas discharge time: 1.0 s
The discharge time to achieve an extinguishing concentration of 30% is: 119.7 s
Discharge time : 240.0 s
Total discharge time: 241.0 s
System information:
Working pressure in the container: 51.6 bar abs
Working temperature in the container: 15.6 °C
Volume of the pipe system: 5.7 l
Mean CO2 quantity in the pipe system: 3.9 kg
CO2 filling ratio of the pipe system: 0.011 kg/kg CO2 Vorrat
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Pipe system:
Section- Start- End node Pressure Mass flow Pipe dimension
No: node Nozzle [bar abs] [kg/s] Di [mm] DN
1 0 1 50.03 0.73 15.8 1/2
2 1 2 46.05 5.86 24.4 1
3 2 3 41.54 5.86 24.4 1
4 3 4 35.67 5.86 24.4 1
5 4 5 30.71 2.93 21.1 3/4
6 5 11001 28.49 1.46 21.1 3/4
7 5 6 28.86 1.46 21.1 3/4
8 6 11002 28.34 1.46 21.1 3/4
9 4 7 30.44 2.93 21.1 3/4
10 7 8 26.53 2.93 21.1 3/4
11 8 9 24.24 1.46 21.1 3/4
12 9 11004 23.56 1.46 21.1 3/4
13 8 11003 23.87 1.46 21.1 3/4
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Nozzle data:
Calculation Nozzle Nozzle Number of Pipe connection Orifice CO2 output [kg] in
zone no.: Type orifices Di [mm] DN [mm] relation to design quantity
(1) Ambient 11001 1 1 21.1 3/4 11.6 81.4
(1) Ambient 11002 1 1 21.1 3/4 11.6 80.8
(1) Ambient 11003 1 1 21.1 3/4 12.9 81.7
(1) Ambient 11004 1 1 21.1 3/4 13.0 80.6
Maximum transport time difference between nozzles 11004./ 11001 is 0.35 s
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Concentrations (1013,25 hPa, 25,5°C):
Calculation Quantity Gas Composition
Zone, Volume: [kg] O2 CO2
(1) Ambient, 243.9 m³
According to design 324.4 10.5 % 50.0 %
End of flooding time 330.3 10.0 % 52.1 %
After total discharge 359.1 9.8 % 53.2 %
Total flooded CO2 quantity: 359.1 kg
Pressure relief openings:
Calculation Net open area of the pressure
zone no.: relief opening [m²] Overpressure Resistance coefficient C1
(1) Ambient 0.229 3.0 mbar 2.00
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List of components:
Components Number of Code Coefficient
LPG 110-xx, d=9.6mm 1 110 7.900
Nozzle type Number of C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
1 4 0.17910 0.21300 0.00000 -0.05020 0.00000 0.00000
Pipe type Di [mm] DN Length [m]
10 15.80 1/2 0.350
23 24.40 1 6.277
13 21.10 3/4 15.245
Number of bends (+) and elbows (-)
Bend type Di [mm] DN Number of
-90 24.40 1 3
-90 21.10 3/4 3
Number of T-pieces (Inlet and outlet diameters in [mm])
Number of Inlet 90°-outlet 90°-outlet 0°-outlet
1 24.4 21.1 0.0 21.1
2 21.1 21.1 0.0 21.1
