The question was asked because a specifying engineer is requiring 15 fps on all pipes - including existing piping for a 6 story retrofit. The existing system calculations indicate velocities of 34 fps. :-)
On 6/25/2010 11:22 AM, Vince Sabolik wrote: > ALWAYS WAS rule of thumb. And I got an old thumb... 16 fps for underground > > > > > Vince Sabolik > Christi Fire Protection, Inc. > 11351 Pearl Road > Strongsville, Ohio 44136 > > T 440 572-7730 F 440 572-7719 Email: > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
