Steve,
I lost out of a similar job over similar arguments. The exception is that this job also had barrels. A couple of points: there was an article in NFPA journal from 2018 that did address this. There is supposedly a DISCUS (Distilled Spirits Council of the United States) report that has some info on protecting this storage. I got booted because they liked what the other guy was saying better. Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-535-2080 (tel:860-535-2080) (ofc) 860-554-7054 (tel:860-554-7054) (fax) 860-608-4559 (tel:860-608-4559) (cell) > > On Mar 7, 2022 at 4:23 PM, <Steve Leyton via Sprinklerforum > (mailto:sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org)> wrote: > > > > All: Picture a small batch, craft distilled spirits storage and distribution > facility with 23,500 sq. ft. of fixturized storage. Single and double row > pallet racks and also a fixture that is double row, with three levels of > tilted roller racking down near the floor. 40-55% alcohol in glass bottles by > the case; not sure if they have 1.75L sizes or if its 1L and 750ml > exclusively. A.5.6 says these are a flammable liquid and NOT specifically > addressed in the standard. By flash and boiling points, 80-proof distilled > spirits are a Class 1A flammable liquid, but I have read that the packaging > in glass bottles and small container size radically reduce the effective > hazard. (I have read passionate arguments against this theory as well.) I've > seen tech reports that describe cased spirits as Class 4 commodity. I've seen > a tech report that required bottled goods to be protected with the same > design criteria as if there were 500 gallon vats of alcohol in the array. I'm > looking for opinions a nd code citations - what is the appropriate commodity classification for distilled spirits in consumer packaging? Steve Leyton, President Protection Design and Consulting T | 619.255.8964 x 102 | www.protectiondesign.com<http://www.protectiondesign.com/> 2851 Camino Del Rio South | Suite 210 | San Diego, CA 92108 Fire Protection System Design | Consulting | Planning | Training _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
