BTW, in Lancaster County, PA those "assembly" areas, assuming they're not rolling there, are known as "stripping rooms". Might as well put a cracker barrel in 'em, they're where tobacco farmers spend the winter.
Glc (Lived on a tobacco farm for 15 years) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TOBACCO WAREHOUSE Is the drying facility an actual warehouse or more of a barn used for drying? Having grown up in eastern CT, I am familiar with the old wooden barns they used for drying the tobacco. They typically had removable boards to allow air flow to facilitate the drying. Fires in these tend to be very fast burning and typically a total loss. Kind of like a giant pile of pallets with dried leaves hanging all through them. Would be very difficult to protect. My guess is that the technology may be very different now, like giant steel frame buildings with a couple of Big Ass Fans. As far as the "assembly" area, I would think the product would be a Class III and one big concern would be in process or final product storage prior to shipping. Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, Connecticut 860-535-2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
