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I have a uery regrading a deluge sprinkler foam system installation which seems to me quite Weird.
While I'm conducting inspection for an indoor diesel tank, which is around 100 cubic meter capacity and located inside a room that is paer of a big high rise building, I found the...
We are installing sprinkler system network in Hospital and I have couple of questions with regard to installing standard sidewall sprinklers
1.]We have standard sidewall sprinklers in the corridor , ( I attach a dwg ) ,
as per NFPA 13 2019
10.3.4.1.3 Where sidewall spray sprinklers are...
I'm asking if sprinkler system is required in schools " Educational Facility " ?
I'm based in country where IBC is the governing Code?
As per IBC , Clause no.903.2.3, sprinkler system is required If fire area is greater than 1115 m2
An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided for Group E...
I'm asking if sprinkler system is required in schools " Educational Facility " ?
I'm based in country where IBC is the governing Code?
As per IBC , Clause no.903.2.3, sprinkler system is required If fire area is greater than 1115 m2
An automatic sprinkler system shall be
provided for Group E...
I'm confused about use / purpose of private and public fire hydrants.
Are both meant to be connected to fire engine, if yes, as per my understanding , Civil defense personnel use the 4" outlet, so what is the reason there is also 2.5" outlets?
while doing hydraulic calculation , does NFPA 1...
For Calculating the quantity of clean agent required, The hazard volume should be determined.
as per my understanding the volume hazard is different from the volume of room which is meant to be protected.
As per NFPA 2001 Clause no.5.5.1
net volume of Hazard, calculated as the gross volume...
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Is there any reference or recommendation In Ashrae to maintain positive pressure or neutral pressure in different spaces.I know about Hospitals that most space should be kept under negative pressure But for other different occupancy like Office buildings, restaurants , stores...etc...
I'm trying to design pressurization system for stairwell.actually, We follow IBC AND ASHRAE IN WHICH I can not find and specific number of doors to be open while designing the system to calculate the pressurization fan capacity.My question is regarding the open door airflow.I have seen many...
i'm trying to find the air change per hour (ACH) figure used for calculating the smoke fan capacity.It is code of practice for most design engineer to use 10 ACH for smoke case but iam not able to find this in any code (Ashrae-IBC-NFPA)....ONLY 6 ACH is mentioned in those codes for ventilation...
I would like to know the difference between partially sprinklered and fully sprinklered buildings.For example If there is a project has Electrical rooms which are covered by clean agents and the whole building is sprinklered , is the Building considered in this case to be partially r fully...
I have been searching for the right Fire suppression for Electrical room through NFPA , IBC , articles in internet talking about Electrical Equipments fire protection and i went through some posts here in the forum which discussed the same topic.some forum members suggest gaseous fire...
what is proper extinguishing firs system that should be used in generator room with diesel day tank?..is it sprinkler system or co2?...and if co2 system is allowable, can only portable co2 cylinders used or should it be automatic system?
first sorry for my bad english.I would like to ask about the definitions of outside hose allowance and inside hose allowance? what is means by them?. As per my understanding as i go through NFPA 1, inside hose connection is ClASS II FHC While outside hose connection is fire Hydrant?Am i getting...