A. de Vries, P.E., CSP
Firetech Engineering Incorporated
--- On Thu, 2/24/11, Stewart Kidd stewart-k...@ndirect.co.uk wrote:
From: Stewart Kidd stewart-k...@ndirect.co.uk
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org, andy-johns...@cfl.rr.com
Date: Thursday, February 24
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal is crushed in power stations by ball mills and is then blown into
boilers by forced draft fans to be burnt like oil. I spent 10 years in power
gen and used to be a member of NFPA 850 and I have never heard of non
combustible coal.
The coal which someone
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft.
building, about 28 feet high. The issue is whether the building has to be
sprinklered. The owner claims the coal is non-combustible and thus the
building occupancy is low hazard industrial, in which case it would not have
[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of A.P.Silva
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 3:41 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft.
building, about 28 feet high. The issue is whether
Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible. We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.
Norm
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM, A.P.Silva silva...@shaw.ca wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000
sq.ft.
building, about
Fertilizer... as in what the owner is full of?
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From: Matt Grise [mailto:m...@afpsprink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 3:43 PM
To: 'sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org'
Subject: RE: Fertilizer Plant
Coal... as in coal that is burned in power plants?
Matt Grisé
Hello All,
As in the fertilizer plant that just exploded in South Carolina..
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 4:49:32 PM, you wrote:
Fertilizer... as in what the owner is full of?
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From: Matt Grise [mailto:m...@afpsprink.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link
you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/
At 04:41 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft.
building, about 28 feet high. The issue
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[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:04 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link
you might show that guy http
He is correct. Coal dust is non-combustible.
Wait for it
WHEN STORED ON THE MOON!
Hardly is it a non-combustible and hardly is the operation a low hazard
occupancy.
Wonder what other goodies he's got around there being a fertilizer plant.
Craig L. Prahl, CET
Fire
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[mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Todd Williams
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:04 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's
: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link
you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/
At 04:41 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000 sq.ft.
building, about 28 feet
But is not an explosion simply very rapid combustion?
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From: Todd Williams [mailto:t...@fpdc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:04 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn
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Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link
you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/
At 04:41 PM 2/23/2011, you wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000
...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of njarendt
tds.net
Sent: February 23, 2011 2:43 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible. We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.
Norm
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011
Williams [mailto:t...@fpdc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:04 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal dust, if airborne, would explode rather than burn. Here's a link
you might show that guy http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80623061/
At 04:41 PM 2
Nice link BTW Todd, thanks... was there something about coal?
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From: Brad Casterline [mailto:bcasterl...@fsc-inc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:13 PM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: RE: Fertilizer Plant
But is not an explosion simply very rapid
: Fertilizer Plant
Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible. We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.
Norm
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM, A.P.Silva silva...@shaw.ca wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer, in a 40,000
sq.ft
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible. We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.
Norm
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM, A.P.Silva silva...@shaw.ca wrote:
Coal dust is used in a process to manufacture fertilizer
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Never heard of coal dust being noncombustible. We have employees up in the
mines and it is combustible and explosive per them.
Norm
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM, A.P.Silva silva...@shaw.ca wrote:
Coal dust is used
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:42:15
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Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal is crushed in power stations by ball mills and is then blown into boilers
by forced
stewart-k...@ndirect.co.uk
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:42:15
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Subject: Re: Fertilizer Plant
Coal is crushed in power stations by ball mills and is then blown
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