Hi Jack,
As per NFPA 20
8-4.3* Fuel Tank Capacity.
Fuel supply tank(s) shall have a capacity at least equal to 1 gal per
horsepower
(5.07 L/kW), plus 5 percent volume for expansion and 5 percent volume for sump.
Larger-capacity tanks could be required and shall be determined by prevailing
: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:14 AM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Diesel fuel tank capacities
Hi Jack,
As per NFPA 20
8-4.3* Fuel Tank Capacity.
Fuel supply tank(s) shall have a capacity at least equal to 1 gal per
horsepower
(5.07 L/kW), plus 5 percent volume for expansion
: Re: Diesel fuel tank capacities
Hi Jack,
As per NFPA 20
8-4.3* Fuel Tank Capacity.
Fuel supply tank(s) shall have a capacity at least equal to 1 gal per
horsepower
(5.07 L/kW), plus 5 percent volume for expansion and 5 percent volume for
sump.
Larger-capacity tanks could be required
, 2010 11:46 AM
To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org
Subject: Re: Diesel fuel tank capacities
It's not, just a rule of thumb that works well enough. To answer your original
question of why that number though I can't say. You can be down to 3/4 of a
tank but that still leaves 6 hours by the formula
