Fire Tank Calculation.
Fire Tank Calculation.
(OP)
Dear All,
My problem is this: how to calculate a central fire tank serving multiple of buildings in a common site.
I want to point to NFPA-13, it declares the "Water Supply Requirements for Pipe Schedule Sprinkler Systems, (Including Hose Stream Allowance)" - and then, tank could be calculated for each building, but not a central tank for all buildings!
But in NFPA-1142, "Annex H Calculating Minimum Water Supplies", it uses a different method for multiple buildings' storage tank calculation , and if you followed the examples written, the NFPA calculates tank capacity for each building, and chooses the largest one as a central tank for all the site buildings.
Is it a good assumption to say that "fire will only happen in one building at a time", or should we sum all fire tank capacities for all buildings , and the result would be the central fire tank??
Do any of the NFPA publications or practice code recommend anything for the site "central fire tank" that serves multiple buildings??
thanks.
My problem is this: how to calculate a central fire tank serving multiple of buildings in a common site.
I want to point to NFPA-13, it declares the "Water Supply Requirements for Pipe Schedule Sprinkler Systems, (Including Hose Stream Allowance)" - and then, tank could be calculated for each building, but not a central tank for all buildings!
But in NFPA-1142, "Annex H Calculating Minimum Water Supplies", it uses a different method for multiple buildings' storage tank calculation , and if you followed the examples written, the NFPA calculates tank capacity for each building, and chooses the largest one as a central tank for all the site buildings.
Is it a good assumption to say that "fire will only happen in one building at a time", or should we sum all fire tank capacities for all buildings , and the result would be the central fire tank??
Do any of the NFPA publications or practice code recommend anything for the site "central fire tank" that serves multiple buildings??
thanks.





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RE: Fire Tank Calculation.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. - Pablo Picasso