Discussion on active Fire Protection Systems for Data Center

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10.2991/978-94-6463-793-9_54How to use a DOI?

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Data Center; Fire Protection System; Design Specifications; Gaseous Clean Agent System; Water Mist Fire Extinguishing System; Water Sprinkler System

Abstract

In the era of rapid information technology development, data centers are crucial for modern society’s operation, housing valuable equipment and vast amounts of data. A fire in data centers would lead to immeasurable losses, making active fire protection systems essential. The existing researches on data center fire suppression systems are reviewed. Some relevant design specifications and standards are listed and discussed. An applicability analysis of different fire protection systems, including gaseous clean agent systems, water mist fire extinguishing systems, and water sprinkler systems, is carried out. Gaseous clean agent systems are highly recommended but have limitations such as being “one - shot” and having space restrictions. Water mist systems have advantages of less damage to electronic equipment and better fire extinguishing effect under certain conditions, but also share some drawbacks with gaseous systems. Water sprinkler systems have no space limitations but may cause damage to the information technology equipment (ITE) by improper design or operation. It has been concluded that rooms for storing valuable data or high value ITE should be small or medium sized, and gaseous fire suppression systems are suitable for this situation. For large space ITE rooms, preaction sprinkler systems could be considered, along with the improvement of related detection and control systems and drainage facilities.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wei Jin
AU  - Zhuoping Yuan
AU  - Huang Tang
AU  - Yu Fan
AU  - Song Li
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/28
TI  - Discussion on active Fire Protection Systems for Data Center
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 8th International Conference on Traffic Transportation and Civil Architecture (ICTTCA 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 638
EP  - 643
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-793-9_54
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-793-9_54
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