I recently completed a similar project. I agree with Mark, the available water is that part of the tank below the inlet of the overflow and above the bottom of the vortex plate. Also, reference NFPA 22 section 4.1.3 (03 edition).
Ed Kramer Littleton, CO > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:sprinklerforum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Williams - FPDC > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: effective tank volume > > I am working on a project where the water supply for the facility > will be fed from concrete tank(s). The absolute volume (completely > full) of the tank is 10098 gallons. A 6" suction line with elbow & > anti-vortex plate will need to be installed. According to NFPA 22, > the face of the suction elbow has to be a minimum of 6" above the > bottom of the tank. The take-out for the elbow is 8" and the top of > the pipe will be 4" (+/-) above that. I am trying to calculate the > effective or usable volume in the tank based on what my minimum > height above the floor can be relied on for suction. Would it be the > 6" to the bottom of the elbow? 14" to the center line of the suction > pipe? 18" to the top of the suction pipe? The tank is 10 feet tall, > so this could have a significant impact on available water. (BTW, I > am already assuming that the tank will only be filled 9" to 12" from > the top; would that be reasonable?) > > Todd G. Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, Connecticut > www.fpdc.com > 860.535.2080 > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:Sprinklerforum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
