What type of coal is it? Some coal can spontaneously combust. Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP Sales Engineer Alliance Fire Protection *Licensed in KS & MO
913.888.0647 ph 913.888.0618 f 913.927.0222 cell www. AFPsprink.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Williams Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/ At 04:41 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote: >Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft. >building, about 28 feet high. The issue is whether the building has to be >sprinklered. The owner claims the coal is non-combustible and thus the >building occupancy is low hazard industrial, in which case it would not have >to be sprinklered. Anyone can comment on the occupancy? > >Tony > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 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)
