I'll try but it's a lot more letters when on my phone, lol. -----Original Message----- From: Ron Greenman <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:58:34 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: As = L x S
Shall we all make a pact right here and follow Duane and quit using the term "remote area" and instead shift to "most hydraulically demanding area(s)" or just "most demanding area(s)?" The term remote confuses new techs as well as many seasoned ones (techs in this sense also includes engineers that are equally confused) and is a mythological memory of a distant past when most sprinklered buildings were warehouses and factories, primarily large (not to be confused with "Big") boxes, where the terms most demanding and remote were typically synonymous. One obvious area out in the south forty is rarely the case any longer. Let's toss the "term" remote along with the some of the more idiotic explanations I've heard here for the 52K ft^2 limitation, the FD lost looking for the FDC (that they really use) reasons for a WMG, etc. As B & J used to say, "Thank you for your support." On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:40 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are referring to the area of coverage of the individual sprinkler you > should use the actual area the sprinkler is covering not the maximum > allowable. If you have sprinklers spaced where they cover only 90 square > feet due to obstructions or other construction issues, use that value > regardless whether or not your maximum allowable spacing may have been 130 > square feet. > > You are only calculating the sprinklers in the hydraulically remote area > unless you are calculating a deluge system. > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > CH2MHILL Extension 74102 > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 1:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: As = L x S > > Hi > I understand that I need to use the maximum AS (sprinkler coverage) to run > the hydraulic calculations. Is This AS should be taken from only the > sprinklers in the remote area, or should be for the entire system??? > Regards > > >_______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >_______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
