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Why is NFPA 20 leaving out the "pump house" in the emergency lighting but not in e.g.:
- 4.14.6 Ventilation
- 4.14.7 Drainage or
- 4.14.4 Normal Lighting?
Is that really a typo or on purpose? As in most projects there is a CCL in...
Hi all,
as per NFPA 20, 4.14.5 pump rooms shall be provided with emergency lighting. NFPA 20 usually makes the distinction between "pump room" and "pump house" for example "The pump room or pump house shall be provided with a floor drain that will discharge to a frost-free location."
Does that...
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I have a dormitory 3floor building which will be renovated. There will be interconnected housing-modules from 1st to 3rd floor. Means, that in 3rd & 2nd floor are 2 sleeping rooms in each floor (4 persons total) and in the 1st is a shared kitchen & living space. there will be 16 modules in...
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the client wants such a system. the tankfarm is located in iraq and ambient temperatures can rise up to flashpoint temperature of diesel (+55°C).
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I want to design low-level foam outlets at a diked area of a diesel storage tank farm. The outlets shall be directed to the dike wall in order to discharge foam to the wall and then to the liquid surface. Does anybody know at which minimum height below the top of the dike wall the outlets...
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i want to draw emergency plans for buildings of a gas turbine power plant (which is designed according NFPA and API). Since i´m from a non us-country, i don´t know which codes & standards i have to follow. The plans shall show the rescue way signage and fire protection measures eg. fire...
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API 2030 specifies design criteria for water spray protection for the tank shell of atmospheric storage tanks. It does not give any requirements for the distance from the shell to the open spray nozzles. From my point of view this is necessary due to the impact of wind.
Are there...
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Can anybody please tell me what is meant by "wash-down systems" acc. to NFPA 850, 5.5.2.
["Independent from the above, the drainage systems should consider the maximum water introduced by the wash-down system.]
Are water spray systems for cooling purposes equal to wash-down systems...
There are 2 gas tanks, 100 m³ each, aboveground. They are used for as Buffer-Tanks. They are located in an gas turbine power plant in iraq (ambient temp. max. +55°C). Adjacent equipment:
- gas compressors
- a gas tank (100 m³ CNG)
- and a private road
Thank you!
Dear all,
i´m searching for the separation distances of compressed natural gas containers according to NFPA. The gas is flammable. Is NFPA 55 matching?
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Hi @ all,
does anybody know where i can find regulations according to the required number of fire pumps in an electric generating plant. I´m through the following codes by now but haven´t found closer specs (850, 13, 20, 30).
"The fire pumps shall be installed in accordance to NFPA 20 and...
