Ok, so maybe I'd cut him just a little slack. ;)

Craig L. Prahl, CET   
Fire Protection Specialist
Mechanical Department
CH2MHILL
Lockwood Greene
1500 International Drive
PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC  29304-0491
Direct - 864.599.4102
Fax - 864.599.8439
[email protected]
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: In-rack fireprotection

Craig,

You've moved out of the range of significant numbers, You can't have a degree 
of precision in your results that is more precise than you inputs. I'd let him 
have 0.433.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yup, you got it.  For example if you look at Figure 12.3.2.1.2(g) if you used 
> Curve "A" with an 8ft aisle at .39/2000 and Curve "C" with a 4ft aisle at 
> .475/2000, a 6ft aisle would give you a density of 0.4325/2000.
>
> And I would hold that density tightly to that 0.4325, I wouldn't let 
> any old contractor get away with only giving 0.43 when the spec says 
> 0.4325 gpm/sq. ft.   Specs is specs! ;)
>
>
> Craig L. Prahl, CET
> Fire Protection Specialist
> Mechanical Department
> CH2MHILL
> Lockwood Greene
> 1500 International Drive
> PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC  29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 
> 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay 
> White
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 3:33 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: In-rack fireprotection
>
> I am guessing this is a point or density between the density at 4ft. and the 
> density of 8ft. wide aisle?
>
> Jay White
> Estimator/Design Manager
> Dynamic Fire Protection
> 1807 Hwy. 25 South
> Starkville, MS 39759
> Phone: 662-324-1550
> Fax:       662-324-1545
> Cell:      662-312-2426
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay 
> White
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:30 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: In-rack fireprotection
>
> In NFPA 13 2002 edition, section 12.3.2.1.2.1; for aisle widths between 4ft 
> and 8 ft, a direct linear interpolation between densities shall be made. Can 
> someone explain this?
>
> Jay White
> Estimator/Design Manager
> Dynamic Fire Protection
> 1807 Hwy. 25 South
> Starkville, MS 39759
> Phone: 662-324-1550
> Fax:       662-324-1545
> Cell:      662-312-2426
>
>
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