This is a 13 system so a 0.10 is reqd. Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Roland Huggins <[email protected]> wrote: > first off you are confusing the issue by stating 0.05 gpm/sf since > these are not density/area sprinklers. The 0.05 gpm/sf is a minimum > flow but it is often exceeded by the listed require pressure for a > evenly assigned rectangle. AS in your case, the area for the 16 x 20 > is 320 requiring only 16 gpm for the non-criterion 0.05 density. You > identified the listing requires 22 gpm at 27.4 psi. So where's the > beef? > > Roland > > On Dec 8, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Todd Williams wrote: > >> I am reviewing a set of plans where the designer used residential >> sidewall sprinklers in 13 system (6 story apartment bldg). A >> particular room is 18'6 x 12' and he has a sidewall throwing the 18'6 >> and centered on the 12 ft wall. Since we have to use a 0.10 density, >> he based his design on 11.2.3.5.2. The listing for the sprinkler at >> the 0.05 density (16 x 20 sp) is 22 gpm at 27.4 psi. If we use the >> 0.10 density times the area as described per 8.5.2.1 (comment (2) in >> 11.2.3.5.2), we get 22.2 gpm at 27.9 psi. How can we expect to get >> twice the density at a an 18.5 ft distance out of the same flow and >> pressure by decreasing the width of a room? >> >> Todd G. Williams, PE >> Fire Protection Design/Consulting >> Stonington, Connecticut >> www.fpdc.com >> 860.535.2 >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.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 > [email protected] > http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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)
