I think the reason for the tank 'failure' is almost certainly not overpressure - structural collapse due to corrosion would be high on my list of suspects - as it is for the UK March incident.
I take the points about the use of the word 'burst' but I think it has to be accepted that this is in common use for any kind of incident which results in an escape. 'collapse' has its own subtext as does 'rupture'. Perhaps we need a euphemism that won't get the insurers and lawyers too excited ? Stewart On 11 Apr 2011, at 15:46, Stewart Kidd wrote: > Todd > > We had one in the UK in March - not caused by freezing for sure. Tank was 22 > years old - it's the first I had heard of although I am aware of a 5 million > gall make up water tank in an eastern European power station which burst > killing 38 people. The tank was only 8 years old. > > Stewart > On 11 Apr 2011, at 15:37, Todd Williams wrote: > >> Very unfortunate. I've never heard of a suction tank "bursting" (except if >> it freezes - should not have been the case). There definitely is a "rest of >> the story". >> >> >> At 09:15 AM 4/11/2011, you wrote: >>> http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2011/apr/08/081152/investigators-examine-accident-scene-where-2-died/news/ >>> >>> Trust we'll hear more about this tragedy, but be forewarned. Didn't see >>> this up here yet, pardon me if I am repeating- pretty important. >>> >>> George Church >>> Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. >>> PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 >>> 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax >>> [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) >> >> 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
