Fire Suppression
System Design
Specialist fire suppression system design for data centres, server rooms, museums, hospitals and industrial facilities — clean agent (FM-200/Novec 1230), inert gas, water mist and pre-action sprinkler design per NFPA 2001, NFPA 13 and NBC India.
What We Offer
Fire suppression systems provide automatic fire extinguishment in spaces where the speed of suppression, the protection of high-value assets or the avoidance of water damage make standard sprinkler systems inadequate. ASDV Consultant provides professional suppression system design consultancy for all suppression technologies and all building types.
We design clean agent systems (FM-200 / HFC-227ea, Novec 1230 / FK-5-1-12) for data centres, server rooms, control rooms and telecommunications rooms where water or dry powder would destroy critical equipment. For industrial and heritage applications, we design inert gas (IG-55 Argonite, IG-541 Inergen), CO2, water mist (high/low pressure) and pre-action sprinkler systems.
Our suppression designs are always coordinated with fire detection — typically aspirating smoke detection (ASD/VESDA) for early warning and pre-discharge alerts — and are fully integrated with fire alarm cause and effect matrices. We design to NFPA 2001 (clean agent), NFPA 12 (CO2), NFPA 13 (sprinkler/pre-action), NFPA 750 (water mist) and NBC India 2016 standards.
Why Choose ASDV?
- Certified ELV design consultants with 10+ years experience
- AutoCAD & Revit BIM deliverables for seamless coordination
- Full compliance with Indian & international standards
- Transparent pricing with detailed BOQ and specifications
- Pan-India service with international project capability
Design Deliverables
Suppression System Layout
Nozzle placement drawings, cylinder room layouts, pipe routing schematics and protected enclosure drawings.
Hydraulic Calculations
Agent quantity, nozzle flow rate, pipe sizing and discharge time calculations per NFPA 2001/13/750.
Cause & Effect Matrix
Suppression system trigger events, abort sequences, pre-discharge alarms and all interface actions.
System Architecture
Control panel topology, detection interface, abort station locations and FACP integration.
Bill of Quantities
Itemised cylinders, nozzles, pipes, detection devices, control panels and accessories.
Technical Specifications
Agent specifications, cylinder sizing, nozzle types, detection and control panel requirements.
What's Included
Our Design Process
Hazard Analysis
Identify hazard type (Class A/B/C/K), protected volume, occupancy, acceptable collateral damage and environmental constraints.
Agent & System Selection
Select appropriate suppression technology based on hazard, regulatory requirements, agent environmental impact and cost.
Enclosure Analysis
Calculate protected volume, identify penetrations, specify sealing requirements for gaseous systems (door fan test specification).
Hydraulic Design
Calculate agent quantity, cylinder count, nozzle types and flow rates, pipe sizing to meet NFPA discharge time requirements.
Detection & Control Integration
Design early warning detection, abort stations, control panel interfaces and FACP cause & effect matrix.
BOQ, Specifications & Tender
Produce design package for tendering, review submittals, witness installation and commissioning.
Standards & Codes We Design To
Frequently Asked Questions
FM-200 (HFC-227ea) and Novec 1230 (FK-5-1-12) are both clean agent fire suppressants effective for Class A, B and C fires. FM-200 has a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 3220 and an atmospheric lifetime of approximately 38 years. Novec 1230 has a GWP of 1 and an atmospheric lifetime of 5 days — making it significantly more environmentally sustainable. Both are safe for occupied spaces at design concentration and leave no residue after discharge.
A pre-action sprinkler system combines a conventional sprinkler system with a suppression control panel that requires two independent events before water flows: (1) the suppression panel must receive a fire detection signal (from smoke/heat detectors) to open the pre-action valve, AND (2) a sprinkler head must fuse from heat. This dual-action prevents accidental water discharge from mechanical damage alone — making pre-action ideal for data centres, museums and archives where accidental water damage must be avoided.
A room integrity test (door fan test) verifies that the protected enclosure is sufficiently sealed to retain the clean agent at design concentration for the required holding time (typically 10 minutes per NFPA 2001). The test uses a calibrated fan in the room doorway to pressurise/depressurise the enclosure and measure air leakage. If leakage is excessive, sealing works are required before the suppression system is commissioned.
Yes. FM-200 and Novec 1230 clean agents are safe for use in normally occupied spaces at their design extinguishing concentrations (7–8% by volume for FM-200, 4.2–5.9% for Novec 1230). Both are well below their No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL). Pre-discharge alarms, abort stations and timed discharge sequences (30–60 second delay) provide occupants time to evacuate before discharge.
Need a Fire Suppression System Design?
Contact ASDV Consultant for a NFPA/NBC compliant suppression design including hydraulic calculations and C&E matrix.