I working on designing a combined raw/ fire water system. The installed jockey shall be used for raw water supply and system pressure maintenance. The jockey pumps are supplied by a storage tank with 60% fire water reserve.
The main issue here is the case when all the raw water is consumed and...
1. According to nfpa or ashrae what are the applications and situations that must be provided for a system of smoke extraction?
2. In hospitals when they are divided into fire compartments, which is the smoke management system used to protect those sectors
3. If the answer is: zoned smoke...
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A warehouse with total area 10,000 m2 is used for wood storage and classified as S-1 storage according to IBC which shall be required an automatic sprinkler system to be installed. this system is very costly, is there a way or a method to be used to avoid providing such high-cost...
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NFPA 101 is requiring an engineered smoke control system to be provided in existing healthcare facilities, and I have an existing inpatient hospital with 2 smoke compartments and atrium connected with the mean of egress corridors. What should be the system used:
1- Smoke extraction...
