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In a wet pipe system, the piping is always filled with water under pressure. When a sprinkler head is triggered by heat, water is discharged immediately. This is the most common sprinkler system for general buildings.

Dry pipe: Pipes contain air or nitrogen; water enters only after valve activation.

Deluge: Pipes are empty, and all heads open simultaneously, releasing water everywhere.

Pre-action: Pipes are dry until detection and valve activation; reduces accidental discharge risk, recommended for IT rooms.

Since the definition describes immediate discharge from water-filled pipes, this is a wet pipe system.

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Halocarbon agents such as FM-200 (HFC-227ea) and Novec-1230 (FK-5-1-12) are both defined under NFPA 2001 and ISO 14520 as clean agents, but their required design concentrations and physical properties differ. When calculating agent quantity, the minimum extinguishing concentration (MEC) and safety factor (S) must be taken into account. The S-factor is specific to each agent and reflects differences in molecular weight, density, and flame suppression chemistry.

For Novec-1230, the required design concentration is generally lower than for FM-200 (around 4.5–6% vs. 7–9%), but the calculation formula is the same except for substituting the correct S-factor. Therefore, you cannot reuse the exact formula parameters from FM-200; you must change the S-factor and apply Novec-1230’s physical constants.

This ensures compliance with NFPA 2001 Annex C, which provides correction formulas for room volume, temperature, and specific agent type. Using the wrong S-factor could result in underfilling or overfilling, compromising fire safety or increasing cost unnecessarily.