Gielle HFC-23™ is a
specialist suppression agent with characteristics not unlike
those of Halon 1301. Browse our Web Library for more
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Gielle HFC-23™ is the extinguishing agent for specialist
applications ranging from offshore oil platforms and
industrial storage areas to locomotives and anechoic chambers.
Gielle HFC-23™ is Trifluoroethane - a high-pressure clean
agent which contains no Bromine or Chlorine, hence its ODP of
zero. Fires are quickly and efficiently suppressed with Gielle
HFC-23™ by the process of physiochemical thermal transfer,
the presence of the Gielle HFC-23™ molecule at the flame
front absorbing heat from a fire as a sponge absorbs liquid.
Gielle HFC-23™ is safe to personnel - no exposure
restrictions have been set for its use in occupied areas up to
the NOAEL of 30%. Gielle HFC-23™ is kind to the environment
- it does not deplete stratospheric ozone.
Since the phase-out of Halon 1301, a gap has existed in
certain applications for which Halon was ideally suited. These
applications involved areas greater in height than three
metres, those where high concentrations were required in
occupied areas and those where agent cylinder storage areas
could be subject to extremely low temperatures - the
"High, High, Low aspect of Gielle HFC-23™ satisfies the
requirements for these specialist applications;
High nozzle
height applications
The high pressure nature of
Gielle HFC-23™ gives it an advantage in UL approval height
testing. Gielle HFC-23™ nozzles have been tested to a height
of 7.6 metres, which is greater than any currently listed
clean agent system and close to the maximum for Halon 1301 of
9 metres.
High concentration inerting applications: With a NOAEL of 30%,
Gielle HFC-23™ will allow for high concentration application
without human exposure restrictions. The most common of these
is inerting applications where, depending on the fuel to be
inerted, Gielle HFC-23™ maybe the only answer without human
exposure limitations.
Low temperature applications: Gielle HFC-23™ is suitable for
use at a minimum storage temperature of -40 degrees C whilst
other agents have limitations in the region of zero degrees C.
Halon 1301 offered -4O degrees C storage and Gielle HFC-23™
is the only clean agent capable of providing this low
temperature feature.
Gielle offers a complete range of services to support HFC-23™
clean agent systems including system design, installation,
maintenance and 24 hour service
Gielle Srl - Îòäåëû è ïðåäïðèÿòèÿ Via R. Ferri 32 Z.I. - 70022 Altamura (Ba) Italy
Tel +39 0803118998 - Fax + 39 0803101309
E-mail: info@gielle.it
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