I think I'd try to get the building designer to put the UPS into a dedicated enclosure and use an inerting system.
On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:48 AM Prahl, Craig/GVL via Sprinklerforum < sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> wrote: > So, I'll assume this battery assembly will be in some type of occupiable > enclosure which will have environmental control. > > I would definitely not extend or try to tie it into any existing PreAction > system. > > I would be looking at a stand alone suppression system, either clean agent > or aerosol depending on the battery chemistry. > > I'd also be sure to run my idea past the local fire code official. > > Depending on the unknowns, there may be Code requirements for separation > to adjacent occupied buildings. > > Craig Prahl | Jacobs | Group Lead/SME - Fire Protection | > craig.pr...@jacobs.com | www.jacobs.com > 1041 East Butler Road Greenville, South Carolina 29606 > CONTACT BY: email or MS TEAMS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum <sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org> On > Behalf Of Steve Leyton via Sprinklerforum > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:18 PM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Steve Leyton <st...@protectiondesign.com>; Matt Grise < > m...@afpsprink.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Stand-Alone UPS protection design > > No idea, but I'll ask. Looking for wide-tooth comb here. Are wet-chem > systems the "usual" go-to or is it more nuanced than that? > > SL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Matt Grise > via Sprinklerforum > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 10:17 AM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Matt Grise <m...@afpsprink.com> > Subject: Re: Stand-Alone UPS protection design > > What is the battery chemistry? > > > > Matt Grise > Alliance Fire Protection > m 913 526 7443 > o 913 888 0647 > f 913 888 0618 > > Sent from mobile device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Steve Leyton via Sprinklerforum < > sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org> > Date: 1/14/21 12:15 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: "Prahl, Craig/GVL" <craig.pr...@jacobs.com>, > sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Steve Leyton <st...@protectiondesign.com> > Subject: RE: Stand-Alone UPS protection design > > I can't tell you the exact dimensions for specifications because it's in > pre-design. It's right next to the building, but several hundred feet > from the existing preaction areas and riser. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Prahl, Craig/GVL [mailto:craig.pr...@jacobs.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 10:02 AM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Steve Leyton <st...@protectiondesign.com> > Subject: RE: Stand-Alone UPS protection design > > Steve, > > Can you provide a better description of this unit? How far from the > building will it be located? > > Craig Prahl | Jacobs | Group Lead/SME - Fire Protection | > craig.pr...@jacobs.com | http://www.jacobs.com<http://www.jacobs.com> > 1041 East Butler Road Greenville, South Carolina 29606 > CONTACT BY: email or MS TEAMS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum <sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org> On > Behalf Of Steve Leyton via Sprinklerforum > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:58 PM > To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org > Cc: Steve Leyton <st...@protectiondesign.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stand-Alone UPS protection design > > I'm engaged in a conversation with a project team where an Uninterrupted > Power Supply is being added to a local small-scale broadcast facility (NPR > affiliate). The control rooms and studios are already protected by > preaction and this battery stack is being added outside the building and a > ways away from the existing preaction areas. The two candidate designs > are to extend the preaction or use a pre-engineered wet-chem system and I'd > love for any and everyone who has experience with this type of hazard to > chime in on whether there is a preferred or "best" practice. 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