what's the distance between pole support made frome steel(I-beam) and a sprinkler?
I found in NFPA 13 distances between Suspended or Floor-Mounted obstruction but not pole support that are mounted in the floor and in contacte with the roof.
how can I know in a situation that I have to choose pendent or upright sprinklers? are there any situation that is better to install upright sprinkler or pendent?
I didn't find in NFPA 13(ed 2007) the allowable distances between sprinklers in the case of "large drop sprinkler" and "ESFR" installed in Hight storage.
all I found is the distances for "standart pray sprinkler" ,see table 8.6.2.2.1(d)
I have a simple question. For example if I'm in the case of designing automatic sprinkler for storage and work with the table 12.2.2.2.1(a)NFPA13(ed 2002) how can I detemine the shape of the design area and number of prinklers in each branch lines?
My suggestion is to apply 14.4.4.1.1 NFPA13(ed...
hy every body and thank's for all your answers that you give me befor.
My question for now is what are the differences between Tree, Gridded and Looped systemme, not how to distinghuish them ,because I know that, but how to choose between this three systemes in a given area?
is there any...
I have I software (Elite Fire) that calculat the pressure and the flow needed for a automatic sprinkler systeme. for that, i have to choose the diameter of pipes, and I dont know how to choose the best size.
I know that changing the size will increase or decrease the pressure loss, but I don't...
hello every body, I am new in the field of automatic sprinkler system and I wont to know if there are rules to follow in choosing the K factor depending on type of hazard
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