3.5 and 5 were common before WW II in fire protection. They no longer are although still used in (particularly 5) in many process piping operations. Both are common as structural steel members. We are but a small portion of water conveyance, wich is a small portion of fluid conveyance, which is a small portion of stell shape usage.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Michael Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > We use 3" on a regular basis. Do not use 3.5" at all and in fact usually > end up upsizing it to 4" when we encounter it in the field. 5" pipe and > fittings are available on a limited basis and we only use it for repairs or > when we absolutely need to connect to it. > > Mike Hill > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 9, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Justin Reid <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I was looking at a pipe table from a sprinkler pipe manufacturer and > > they list the following pipe sizes: 2.5", 3", 3.5" 4", 5" and 6". How > > often do you find your company using 3" , 3.5" and 5" pipe in designs? > > > > Any input would be greatly appreciated > > > > Thanks! > > > > Justin Reid > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120209/a7d247c6/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
