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Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
The concern I have with heat activated sprinklers is not whether they can
contain heat for 2 hours; it is what happens right at the beginning of the
fire. A 2 hour barrier will also stop heat at zero hours, but a hole will let
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Cc: Prahl, Craig/GVL
Subject: RE: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
Bill,
The EOR has no basis for the design other than “it’s prescribed for vertical
openings in NFPA 13 so it should work for horizontal openings.” That’s
The concern I have with heat activated sprinklers is not whether they can
contain heat for 2 hours; it is what happens right at the beginning of the
fire. A 2 hour barrier will also stop heat at zero hours, but a hole will let
fire go right through until the sprinklers activate. If the
com
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
Some of the EOR brainstorms we see on this forum are pretty farfetched. This
one seems to be based on precedent in current codes and standards.
The EOR appears to have created a performance objective which says the heat
abs
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Subject: RE: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
Some of the EOR brainstorms we see on this forum are pretty farfetched. This
one seems to be
Some of the EOR brainstorms we see on this forum are pretty farfetched. This
one seems to be based on precedent in current codes and standards.
The EOR appears to have created a performance objective which says the heat
absorption rate of the water curtain exceeds the likely rate of heat flow
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Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
I proposed the FM Global
r 24, 2019 8:39 AM
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Cc: Travis Mack
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Sprinklers in lieu of fire rated assemblies
I’ve done a few jobs where the conveyors pass through 2 hr walls. They were FM
Global jobs where this occurred. FM has some criteria for deluge system
I’ve done a few jobs where the conveyors pass through 2 hr walls. They were FM
Global jobs where this occurred. FM has some criteria for deluge systems and
spray nozzles at the openings.
I don’t recall the particular data sheet for FM at this time. But hopefully
that can at least get you in