What is the AHJ's definition of this space? Is it a room or an equipment enclosure?
If it's an equipment enclosure, then the min. door hgt. would have no bearing. You also then have to look at the requirement of sprinklers within an equipment enclosure versus in an occupied room. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marshall Stout Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 7:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Computer room Racks with Blade Servers I have a computer room with 3 lines of racks. Each rack line is approximately 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. There is a 3 feet wide aisle between each rack line (2 aisles). Each rack is approximately 6 feet in height. Over each aisles, there is a lexan cover at 6-1/2 feet in height above the floor and a door at either end of the aisle, making a "room" 15 feet long and 9 feet wide in the computer room. This is for rack air conditioning. The computer room has a wet-pipe sprinkler system. 1. According to NFPA 101, the minimum headroom is 7 feet 6 inches. With the door access, would this "room" be required to have a 7 feet 6 inches ceiling? 2. To prevent sprinkler obstructions, would sprinklers be required in the "room"? Your opinions will be helpful. Marshall Stout, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Redstone Arsenal, AL _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
