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BS EN ISO 21805:2023 – TC

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Tracked Changes. Guidance and recommendations on design, selection and installation of vents to safeguard the structural integrity of enclosures protected by gaseous fire-extinguishing systems

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BSI 2023 108
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This document gives guidelines for fulfilling the requirements contained in ISO 6183:2022, 6.4.1 and 7.4.1 and ISO 14520?1:2023, 5.2.1 h) and 5.3 h), in respect to over- and under-pressurization venting and post-discharge extract. It considers the design, selection and installation of vents to safeguard the structural integrity of enclosures protected by fixed gaseous extinguishing systems and the post-discharge venting provisions where used.

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1 30471190
63 A-30403333
64 undefined
66 European foreword
Endorsement notice
68 Foreword
69 Introduction
71 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
72 4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
73 5 Use and limitations
74 6 Safety
6.1 Structural safety
6.2 Personnel safety
7 System design — Pressure-relief venting
7.1 General
75 7.2 Extinguishant characteristics
7.2.1 Positive and negative pressurization
7.2.2 Pressure graphs
76 7.3 Enclosure characteristics
7.4 Pressure-relief vent paths
77 7.5 Types of pressure-relief vents
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Gravity vents
7.5.3 Counterweighted flap vent
78 7.5.4 Electrically-operated vents
7.5.5 Pneumatically-operated vent
7.5.6 Vent accessories
79 7.6 Pressure-relief vent characteristics
7.6.1 Vent efficiency
80 7.6.2 Minimum opening pressure
7.6.3 Minimum closing pressure
7.6.4 Fire rating
7.7 Vent location and mounting
7.7.1 Vent location
81 7.7.2 Vent mounting
82 7.8 Pressure-relief vent area calculations
7.8.1 Use of agent-specific formulae
83 7.8.2 Vent area requirement (non-liquefiable gases)
86 7.8.3 Vent area requirement carbon dioxide
7.8.4 Vent area requirements (liquefiable gases)
92 7.8.5 Leakage
7.9 Cascade venting calculations
93 7.9.1 Example calculation 3: Cascade venting calculations for IG-541 (peak discharge)
94 7.9.2 Cascade vent arrangements
95 7.9.3 Venting into adjacent enclosures
97 8 System design — Post-discharge venting
9 Acceptance
10 Service and maintenance
99 Annex A (informative) Development of agent-specific formulae for liquefiable gases
104 Annex B (informative) Method for development of agent-specific formulae for liquefiable gases
106 Bibliography
BS EN ISO 21805:2023 - TC
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