Once upon a time (and it may still be required), the Plumbing code limited velocity in water system to address noise. As mentioned earlier, who cares about minor noise in a sprinkler system with the bells ringing, the smoke a swirling, the fire knocked out by the sprinklers, and the people departing.
Good luck with ever getting some of my fellow engineers to apply the codes of ethics regarding practicing outside their field of expertise. Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org On Sep 16, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Lamar Vaughn <[email protected]> wrote: > It would really be good if this thread could be shared with the engineering > community at large. I STILL get specifications that require a maximum > velocity of 20 fps. Very costly, especially when you have a good water > supply. > > Lamar Vaughn, SET _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
