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IS 15520 (2002, Reaffirmed 2007): Halogented Hydrocarbons Halon 1211 And Halon 1301--Fire Extinguishing
Media--Specification. ICS 13.220.10
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IS 15220 : 2002
Indian Standard
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS - HALON 1211
AND HALON 130 1 -FIRE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA - SPECIFICATION
les 13.220.10
SIS 2002
Decemher 2002
Price Group 2
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Fire
Fighting Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
Halons are halogenated hydrocarbons used as a fire extinguishing media. Halon 12 L1 is colourless, faintly
sweet smelling and Halon 1301 is odourless, electrically non-conductive gas. This media is effective where an
electrically non-conductive medium is essential or desirable. Some of the important type of hazards this media
can protect include gaseous and liquid flammable material, electrical hazards and combustible material such as
paper wood and textiles.
Halons (Halogenated hydrocarbons) which exhibit exceptional fire fighting and explosion prevention/suppression
characteristics have been found to possess high ozone depleting potential. They come under Group II of Appendix
A of the Montreal Protocol, the international environment treaty for phasing out ozone depleting substances,
which came into force on 1 January 1989. For developing countries like India, the total phase out of halons is to
be ach ieved by 1 January 2010 as per the Montreal Protocol. India has ratified Montreal Protocol Treaty in 1992
and obligated to phase out use of ozone depleting substances including halons. Government of India has notified
phase out of halons in the fire protection sector with effect from 1 January 200 I except for essential use.
Meanwhile, the practical implication of the phasing out of the halons will cover, by and large. the following
aspects:
a)
b)
c)
d)
All efforts shall be made for avoiding/minimizing hatons emissions at various levels such as production,
nre equipment manufacture, user, service and maintenance.
eY
Halons shall be restricted for 'essential uses' only, for protection of critical fire explosion risk areas
which would otherwise result in serious impairment of an essential service to society, or pose an
unacceptable threat to life, the environment, or national security and all other appropriate fire protection
measures have been taken.
t)
Instead of halon, use of suitable alternative extinguishing media/methods shall be resorted to.
g)
Detailed instructions issued by the Government of India from time to time for implementation of the country
programme for the phasing out of ozone depleting substances (ODS) shal1 have to be complied with.
The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given at Annex A.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirment of this standard is complied with, the final value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS 2 : 1960' Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)'. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
IS 15220 : 2002
Indian Standard
HALOGENATEDHYDROCARBONS-HALON 1211
AND HALON 1301 - FIRE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA - SPECIFICATION
I SCOPE
4 REQUIREMENTS
a)
b)
Halon 1301
(CF)Br)].
Table 1 Requirements
(Clause 4.1)
[bromotrifluoromethane
2 REFERENCES
The Indian Standards listed below contain provisions
which through reference in th is. text, constitute
provisions of this standard. At the time of publication,
the editions indicated were valid. All standards are
subject to revision and parties to agreements based on
this standard are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the
standards indicated below:
Title
Welded low carbon steel cylinder
(Part 2) : t 992 exceeding 5 litre water capacity for
low pr.essure liquefiable gases: Part
2 Cylinders for liquefiable gases
other than LPG - Specification
(jou'rth revision)
5610: 1993
Specification for ch lorofluoro
hydrocarbons of the methane and
ethane series (second revision)
7285 : 1988
Specification for seamless steel
cylinders for permanent and high
pressure liquefiable gases (second
revision)
SI
No.
(mlm), Max
v) Halogen ion
3.0
20
0.01
10
0.01
Passes test
Non-visible
Passes test
Non-Visible
IS No.
3196
3 DEFINITION
Requirements
Property
Property
SI
No.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
Freezing point, C
Critical temperature, C
v) Crmeal pressure. bar
vi) Critical volume, m.l/kg
vii) Critical density, kg! m3
viii) Vapour pressure
a) At 20C, bar
b) At 60 C, bar
ix) Liquid density at 20C, kg/ml
x) Saturated vapour density at 20C,
kglm)
xi) Specific volume of superheated
vapour at 1.013 bar and 20C, m'/kg
I)
Halon
Halon
1211
1301
165.38
148.93
- 57.8
-4.0
-160.5
153.8
42.06
0.00141
713
- 168.0
67.0
39.6
0.001 34
745
2.53
7.20
1 830
17.4
14.63
34.58
0.145
0.159
I 575
115.6
1 bar = 105 Pa
IS 15220 : 2002
5 METHODS OF TEST
5.1 General
6 PACKING
For all tests, the sample shall be taken from the liquid
phase.
5.2 Purity
7 MARKING
5.3 Acidity
a)
b)
c)
IS 15220 : 2002
ANNEXA
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Fire Fighting Sectional Committee, CED 22
Representat iveM
Organization
SHRJ L. C. GUPTA
SHRI H. S. RAWAT (Alternate)
SHRI A. K. KAPooR
SHRI S.
L. NAGARKAR (Alternate)
I
SHRI R. RAMAKRISHNAN
COL G.
SHR! R.
P. KRISHNAMURTI-lY
C. SHARMA
SUR! M. GANGARAJU
SHRl
Sf 00 S. N. KUNDU
DLRECfOR
G. B. MENON
SIIRI S. K. DBERI
PRESIDEM"
SHRI V.
K. VERMA (A/fernate)
R. A. DUBEY
SHRJ NAY SHANKAR (Alternate)
SAFITY)
P. H. SETI-INA
T. PANJWANI(Allernate)
SHRI H. M. SABADRA
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SHRl DEEPAKAGARWAL
SHR[
SHRI
SHRIN.
SHRl
D. K. SARKAR (Alternate)
R. N. CHACHRA
SHR! SUNIL DAS (Allemate)
SHRI
O. K. SHAM!
SHRl
B. J. SHAH
SHRl
SHRI
SHR!
A. M. SHAH (Alternale)
I. M. MANSOORI
R. P. S~XENA
SHRI NEERAJ SHARMA (Alternate)
{ContinJled on pa.'.!,c 4)
IS 15220 : 2002
(Colltinued/rom page 3)
Organization
Oil Industry SatCty Directorate, New Delhi
Rc:al Value Appliances Limited, New Delhi
Represenfative(s)
JOINT DIRECTOR (PROCESS)
SHRI J.
DR NAVlNCHANDRA JAIN
SHRJ
(Alternate)
S. GAHLAlJf
B. N. D.<\s
SHRI
B. P.
DAS
(Alternate)
SHRl A. RAUfELA
SHRl C. P. SINGH (Alternate)
Sledag~
SHRlSHlVNAll-l
SHR!
V.
KAMALANATHA
(Alternate)
D. NEOGI (Alternate)
SHRI A MUKHERJEE
SHRI
T. R. A. KRISHNAN
B. PATIlAK
S. K. JAIN, Director & Head (Civil Engg)
[Representing Director General (Ex~offici0)
SHRI
SHRI
Member Secretary
SHRl S. CHATURVEDI
Joint Director (Civil Engg), BIS
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