Ron, it may not help your situation, but the NFPA 20 ROP and ROC contain proposed revisions that would provide guidance on tank design.
Ed Kramer Littleton, CO > Class II combustible. > > Ron Fletcher > Aero Automatic Sprinkler > 21605 N. Central Ave > Phoenix, AZ 85024 > P: 623.580.7836 > F: 623.434.3420 > C: 602.763.4160 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Kramer > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Diesel Fuel Tank Emergency Vent > > Ron, good catch. Is diesel fuel considered 'oil'? I didn't find any > obvious definition (in 30 or 31). > > Ed Kramer > Littleton, CO > > > > > NFPA #30 1.1.2 Thiscode shall not apply to the following. > > (8) Storage, handling and use of fuel oil tanks anc containers > connected > > with oil-burning equipment. > > > > Ron Fletcher > > Aero Automatic Sprinkler > > 21605 N. Central Ave > > Phoenix, AZ 85024 > > P: 623.580.7836 > > F: 623.434.3420 > > C: 602.763.4160 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed > Kramer > > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:04 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Diesel Fuel Tank Emergency Vent > > > > Ron, sorry I'm a bit late on this. > > > > NFPA 30 section 27.8.1 and A.27.8.1.6 may be helpful. 27.8.1 implies > > vents > > need to be piped outside, though it doesn't specifically say it. > > > > Ed Kramer > > Littleton, CO > > > > > > > Our local AHJ is requiring that we pipe the emergency vents of a 150 > > > gallon UL 142 fuel tank outside. I have two questions. > > > > > > Are the vents required by code or standard to be piped outside? > > > > > > If we pipe them outside how do we calculate the added pipe and > > fittings > > > to be sure the vent will still operate properly? > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > Ron Fletcher > > > Aero Automatic Sprinkler > > > Phoenix, AZ 85024 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:Sprinklerforum- > [email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
