What Joe said. Normal separation distances are based on convection (aka air flow) whereas panels operate by radiant heat exchange that can extend long distances. Case in point, big box stores often have them at the entrance where they are 20 ft in the air but yet it still feels nice and toasty on the floor beneath it. I must confess this issue has never popped up before so I don’t have a definitive answer for you. Let us know what the mfg says.
Roland Roland Huggins, PE - Senior VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives > On Aug 24, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Joe Burtell <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would get the manufacturers data sheet. It should have a side profile with > the heat zones shown so you can see what the temps are and how far out and > above. > > Best regards, > > Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS > > > <image001.jpg> > > Phone | Fax | Mobile| Text 406-545-0784 <tel:++1-406-545-0784> > 116 N. 11th Street | Billings, MT 59101 > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Web Site: http://www.burtellfire.com <http://www.burtellfire.com/> > NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail transmission is intended > only for use of the individual or entity named above. This e-mail > transmission, and any documents, files, previous e-mail transmissions or > other information attached to it, may contain confidential information that > is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail > transmission, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this transmission or any > of the information contained in or attached to this e-mail is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please > immediately notify us by return e-mail transmission and destroy the original > e-mail transmission as well as its attachments without reading or saving it > in any manner. Thank you. > > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Dewayne Martinez > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > Is there any guidance on the distance away from radiant heat panels (180F) > for ordinary and intermediate temperature sprinklers in NFPA? > > We follow the 2007 edition of 13. I told my designer to treat them as a > horizontal discharge diffuser for right now but wanted to see if there was > more information available. > > Thank you, > > > Dewayne Martinez > > Fire Protection Design Manager > > > TOTAL Mechanical > > Building Integrity > W234 N2830 Paul Rd. > Pewaukee, WI 53072 > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Ph: 262-522-7110 <tel:(262)%20522-7110> > Cell: 414-406-5208 <tel:(414)%20406-5208> > http://www.total-mechanical.com/ <http://www.total-mechanical.com/> > > <image001.jpg> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > <http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org> > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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