My thought is that the synthetic would cause quicker ignition of the commodity. The cartons may not burn as fast as the synthetic fibors will melt. Thus the content of the bags would be disbursed and exposed to higher temperatures sooner than they would if cartoned. I would for conscience sake if nothing else consider it class IV commodity. P.S. I don't have an NFPA in front of me. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: Todd Williams <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:21:50 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Barley My assumption is that the bag is a burlap-type, only synthetic. Look at 5.6.3.4.1 (3) and try to determine if that standard is met to bump it from a Class III to Class IV. Probably not by volume, but perhaps by weight? I wouldn't think it would be over a IV. At 06:48 PM 7/23/2009, you wrote: >NFPA 13 02' says barley in cartons is a class 3. >What would it be when it is in a large >(4'x4'x4')white plastic fabric type bag? Best >regards, Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS Burtell Fire >Protection Phone: 406.652.7697 Fax: 406.652.7743 >Cell: 406.861.4507 Email: [email protected] >Web Site: http://www.burtellfire.com � please >don't print this e-mail unless you really need >to >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut www.fpdc.com 860.535.2080 _______________________________________________ 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)
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