I've consulted with Tigerflow in the past on projects requiring standalone fire pump enclosures. They ship worldwide and I'm sure they would accept a phone call to discuss this if you do not have access to a mechanical engineer (HVAC type) who does this routinely.
As others have noted the engine needs combustion air and the pump room may require supplemental cooling (or heating). Depending on how the room is classified by the Mechanical code, a minimum ventilation rate could be required as well. Generally, if not considered "occupied", there would be no ventilation requirement (see 2009 International Mechanical Code, 401.2) but your jurisdiction's code may be amended in some way. I suppose the size of the room is not the controlling factor if the only requirement is for the pump driver combustion air. For supplemental cooling this would matter when calculating heat loss/gain through the enclosure. www.tigerflow.com Bill Brooks William N. Brooks, P.E. Brooks Fire Protection Engineering Inc. 372 Wilett Drive Severna Park, MD 21146-1904 410-544-3620 410-544-3032 FAX 412-400-6528 Cell -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Bitton Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Ventilation for diesel driven fire pump room Where I can find guidelines for determining the size of the ventilation openings in a pump room containing a diesel-engine driven pump? I imagine that the size would depend on the room size (volume) and the size of engine. David Bitton, ing. Quest Loss Control Services Inc. Les services de prévention des sinistres Quest inc. 5100, rue de la Savane, bureau 200 Montréal, QC H4P 1T8 (514) 341-4545 www.questlosscontrol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachment s/20120823/efe19989/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
