Basics of Fire Sprinkler Design KS

8/20/2019 Basics of Fire Sprinkler Design KS

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K.S. “Buck” Collier


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NICET Level III Fire Protection

Engineering Technology/WterB!e" Sy!te#! Lyout. $ve %orke" in in"u!try &' yer!.

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Fe-rury & to re!ente#loye" -y K 0 E Fire Srinkler


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Wter Suly

Buil"ing Con!truction


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B!ic ,e2inition3 The %ter tht i! vil-le to

the -uil"ing/4o- !ite. The "e!ign o2 the!rinkler !y!te# i! -!e" on thi! vil-le%ter

Cn -e u-lic or rivte

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◦ So#e rovi"e clculte" in2or#tion

Privte3 "e!ign! %ill inclu"e tnk n" u#


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The three ele#ent! o2 the %ter!uly re6

7e!i"ul Pre!!ure

Wter Flo%


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1ccuncy ,eter#ine! $8r" Cl!!i2iction

Light $8r"9School!: 122ice Buil"ing!: 7e!turnt Seting ;re!: $o!itl!<

1r"inry $8r"

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=rou & 97eir grge!: #ercntile: -rn!: che#icl lnt!:ier!: %oo" !ho<

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=rou & 9Fl##-le li?ui" !rying: @nu2cture" ho#e!!e#-lie!: l!tic roce!!ing<


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The Fire $8r"! re -!e" on 2uel lo"

,e!ign Criteri re the re?uire#ent! to %hichthe !rinkler !y!te# "e!ign i! -!e"


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Wter ,en!ity

Coverge er Srinkler

7e#ote ;re


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Wter ,en!ity

A =llon! er #inute 9=P@< er!?. 2t. covere" -y the !rinkler

Light h8r"

A .) g# er !?. 2t.1r"inry h8r"r"inry h8r"

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E>tr $8r"

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Coverge .er S.rinkler 9#> !?ure 2ootge<

Light h8r"

A && !?. 2t.

1r"inry h8r"

A ) !?. 2t.

E>tr $8r"A ) !?. 2t.


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S.cing 2or Stn"r" S.rinkler 9#> <

Light h8r"

A )3”

1r"inry h8r"

A )3”

E>tr $8r"A )&3”


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7e#ote ;re3

The re tht #u!t -e roven:-y hy"rulic clcultion!: tht i2 ll !rinkler!ctivte: the iing n" !uly cn rovi"ethe re?uire" re!!ure n" g#

Light $8r"3

#ini#u# o2 ) !?. 2t

1r"inry $8r"3

#ini#u# o2 ) !?. 2t

E>tr $8r"3

#ini#u# o2 & !?. 2t.


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Con!truction o2 Buil"ing E22ect! ,e!ign o2Srinkler Sy!te#◦ Sloe" Ceiling!

I#ct rection ti#e o2 !rinkler! thu! re?uiring nincre!e in re#ote re !i8e -y .

) !? 2t. G 9D !?. 2t.< A )* !?. 2t.◦ Hncon"itione" Sce!

,ry Sy!te# re?uire" 2or uncon"itione" !ce!

,ry Sy!te#! i#ct rection ti#e o2 !rinkler! thu!

re?uiring n" incre!e in re#ote re !i8e -y . ) !? 2t. G 9D !?. 2t.< A )* !?. 2t.


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E>#le6 !e!onl re!turnt !eting re◦ $ete" 2lt ceiling

) !? 2t re#ote re

◦ Hnhete" 2lt ceiling

) !? 2t. G 9D !?. 2t.< A )* !?. 2t. re#ote

re◦ Hnhete" !loe" ceiling

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Thnk you 2or llo%ing #e to give thi! -rie2re!enttion on B!ic! o2 Fire Srinkler ,e!ign

Sincerely:

K.S. “Buck” CollierFe-rury : &)D

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