User Guide

Introducing 3M
™
Novec
™
1230
Fire Protection Fluid. A fire
protection fluid created for life.
For the life of your people, so that
they may be kept safe from fire
and chemical hazards.
For the life of your equipment,
so that it may be effectively
protected from fire.
And for the life of your system,
so that it not only meets today’s
regulations but those of the
foreseeable future.
A long-term,
sustainable
technology.
With zero ozone depletion
potential, extremely low
global warming potential and
short atmospheric lifetime,
Novec 1230 fluid is the first
halon replacement to offer a
viable, long-term, sustainable
technology for special hazards
fire protection.
The widest margin
of safety.
Because its use concentration
is much lower than its No
Observable Adverse Effects
Level (NOAEL), Novec 1230
fluid offers the widest margin
of safety of any viable halon
replacement available on the
market today.
Note: Industry standards require
egress from a protected enclosure
prior to system discharge.
1
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 1998, Model-Derived Method.
2
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001 Method, 100 Year ITH.
3
NOAEL for cardiac sensitization.
4
NOAEL for acute toxicity, including cardiac sensitization.
sustainability
3M
™
Novec
™
1230 Fire Protection Fluid
Typical Physical Properties (Not for specification purposes)
Chemical formula CF
3
CF
2
C(O)CF(CF
3
)
2
Molecular weight 316.04
Boiling point @ 1 atm 49.2°C (120.6°F)
Freezing point -108°C (-162.4°F)
Density, sat. liquid, 25°C 1.60 g/ml (99.9 lbm/ft
3
)
Density, gas @ 1 atm, 25°C 0.0136 g/ml (0.851 lbm/ft
3
)
Specific volume @ 1 atm, 25°C 0.0733 m
3
/kg (1.175 ft
3
/lb)
Liquid viscosity @ 0°C/25°C 0.56/0.39 centistokes
Heat of vaporization @ BP 88.0 kJ/kg (37.9 BTU/lb)
Solubility of H
2
O in Novec 1230 fluid <0.001% by wt.
Vapor pressure @ 25°C 0.404 bar (5.87 psig)
Relative dielectric strength @ 1 atm (N
2
=1.0) 2.3
3M
™
Novec
™
1230 Fire Protection Fluid
Environmental Properties
Properties Novec Halon Halon HFC- HFC-
1230 1211 1301 125 227ea
Ozone Depletion 0.0 5.1 12.0 0.0 0.0
Potential (ODP)
1
Global Warming 1 1300 6900 3400 3500
Potential
2
Atmospheric Lifetime 0.014 11 65 29 33
(Years)
SNAP (Yes/No) Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes
3M
™
Novec
™
1230 Fire Protection Fluid
Safety Margin
Agent Novec Halon HFC- HFC-
1230 1301 125 227ea
Use Concentration 4-6% 5% 8.7-12.1% 7.5-8.7%
NOAEL
3
10%
4
5% 7.5% 9%
Safety Margin 67-150% Nil Nil 3-20%
3M
™
Novec
™
1230 Fire Protection Fluid
Regulatory Status
USA TSCA: product complies with chemical notification
requirements. SNAP: approved for flooding
(12/20/02) and streaming (1/23/03)
Europe ELINCS: product complies with chemical
notification requirements
Canada CDSL: product complies with chemical
notification requirements
Korea KECI: product complies with chemical
notification requirements
Australia AICS: product complies with chemical
notification requirements
Japan METI: product complies with chemical notification
requirements
China CICS: product complies with the chemical
notification requirements
All major
global regulatory
requirements have
been addressed.
Novec 1230 fluid can
be supplied to meet
global demand.