SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
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stookeyfpe (Specifier/Regulator)
(OP)
Ken Isman offers an interesting perspective on the subject of sprinkler protection and storage occupancies in this quarter's SFPE Fire Protection Engineering magazine:
http://fpemag.com/articles/article.asp?i=549
Enjoy.
http://fpemag.com/articles/article.asp?i=549
Enjoy.





RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
How in the world does one accomplish this in a bent metal purlin building with a 3 to 12 roof slope? I am not addressing how to satisfy both, you obviously can't, but how would you physically install the branch lines so deflectors were parallel, run the pipe level using sprig ups? Long sprig ups with "step ups" in the lines?
RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
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RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
The author did a good job but missed some key points. I interviewed Grand Prairie FD senior staff, investigators and inspectors about this fire.
Here is the presentation I delivered for the Austin/San Antonio SFPE chapter in January this year:
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RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
Nice job!
About 50% of the warehouses we look at the automatic sprinkler protection is inadequate. This loss is not a surprise at all. When I 1st saw the ESFR sprinkler design the first thing I was thinking was either ESFR obstructions OR storing something the ESFR was not designed to protect. Protecting plastics with a system design of .30/2000 did not stand a chance in doing much to control or extinguish the fire.
Regarding the HID lighting were they type "O"rated??? If not the fire starting via a bulb exploding is a real possibility.
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RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
Good info
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Speculation warehouse. Nothing much more can be said about this incident.
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Newton,
Perhaps the "insurance company" had a "recommendation" to upgrade the sprinkler system. BUT the building owner made a business decision to pay more insurance premium OR just find another insurance carrier.
Also some insurance companies no longer have an engineering department to go out and look at what they insure. It is called cash flow underwriting, write a lot policies, and hope you bring in more then you pay out.
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RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
I would like to see a report on that one
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-20114848.html
RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
Last month's Industrial Fire World had an article on the incident.
RE: SFPE FPE Magazine Article on challenges in sprinkler design
scott thanks, forgot I had read that