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(OP)
Hi guys

I'm new to this forum and require help in designing a system for the below mentioned:

Goods stored in racks in a coco cola factory
Plastic bottles, drums and boxes containing syrup/raw material.

the above needs to be in accordance with NFPA.

All tips welcome.
Thanks

RE: Rack protection

Your posting is insufficent. Ceiling heights, wet-pipe or dry-pipe systems, aisle dimensions, rack heights, roof slopes and the like were not presented. The commodity analysis lacks any review of the product, packaging material and the containers.

If you have never prepared a sprinkler design for the protection of high piled combustible storage, you should seek engineering assistance.

You say this is for a Coca Cola plant? The folks at Coca Cola in Atlanta have engineers on staff who can help you. If they don't, their are plenty of very competent fire protection engineers in Atlanta who can assist in such a design.


 

RE: Rack protection

(OP)
Hi guys some additional info....

Roof Sheeting Heights:
Low Bay is at 8.6m at lowest point and 9.7 at highest point.

High Bay (Monitor Bay) is at 10.2m at lowest point and at highest point is at 12.0m

System Type: Wet Pipe System.

Roof Type & Slope: Corrugated Sheeting and roof angle is 3° degrees

Products Stored:Plastic Barrel Containers with Syrup and Plastic Bottle Containers with and without syrup content.

Rack aisles, 4.3m - 4.5m - 4.7m
Racks: 4 levels high @ +/- 1.2m intervals,
top of storage @ 6.2m

PS. The factory is based in Africa and so am I.
 

RE: Rack protection

What is the slope of the roof?

RE: Rack protection

He stated "3 degrees" (right around .5:12)

RE: Rack protection

(OP)
Anyone know how i should expedite this?

RE: Rack protection

SEEK Professional Help!!!!!!!!!


hire a  fire protection engineer


""""""Your posting is insufficent. Ceiling heights, wet-pipe or dry-pipe systems, aisle dimensions, rack heights, roof slopes and the like were not presented. The commodity analysis lacks any review of the product, packaging material and the containers."""""


This is not the place to ask big  multi variable questions

RE: Rack protection

(OP)
"This is not the place to ask big multi variable questions"
 
I thought this forum was here to assist people I guess NOT!

RE: Rack protection

Yes it is, but when there are questions that have a lot of variables in them, it is hard to get a good answer.

There may be different opionions to this answer and would be glad to hear them.  

RE: Rack protection

A good start would be go get the latest copy of Fire Sprinkler Design Handbook by NFPA and start reading it.

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