Real world fire tests for a definition of concealed? Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 29, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Sprinkler Academy - C Bilbo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why Todd, I am so glad you asked..... > > The task group knew that we would need to differentiate between concealed and > non-concealed spaces in way that 8.15 just doesn't do. Step one? Define > Concealed... > > Here is our task group's best effort (and it pulls from other NFPA > definitions as suggested earlier): > > 3.3.6 Concealed Spaces > 3.3.6.1* Concealed Space. An area of or space within a building that is not > accessible for storage purposes and is not normally occupied by people but > could be entered occasionally for brief periods. The space shall be > considered a concealed space even with small openings as defined in 3.3.6.2. > A.3.3.6.1 The concealed space most commonly referred to in this context is > the space above a ceiling. This definition should not be limited to these > spaces. Concealed spaces can be found inside buildings between rooms and > between ceilings and floors. They can also be found outside buildings in > eaves and overhangs. > > > We will see if this makes it through the ROC, because the Committee said they > LOVED our work but couldn't accept it without real world fire tests behind > it. So we will be back in October with more data. > > And for Ron, we did NOT talk about sloped ceilings just yet. Although the > Academy students drew a "sloped acoustical panel" arrangement like the one > Steve Leyton had referred. > > > It should be recognized that the above is my opinion as a member of the NFPA, > and has not been processed as a formal interpretation in accordance with the > NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects and should therefore not be > considered, nor relied upon, as the official position of the the NFPA, nor > any of their technical committees. > > Sincerely, > > > Cecil Bilbo > Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology > Champaign, IL > 217.607.0325 > www.sprinkleracademy.com > [email protected] > > OUR STUDENTS SAVE LIVES!! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
