Structural failure is probably much more likely than bursting by over pressurization.
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 Todd Williams Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pump work, 2 die when tank collapses Maybe it is semantics, but when I think of "burst", I think of the internal pressure increasing beyond the level that the container can withstand. I would doubt that a well pump for filling could exceed the maximum pressure of a 300K tank, given the size of the overflow on most tanks. My guess would be that this is some sort of a structural failure that caused a collapse (pure speculation). At 10:46 AM 4/11/2011, you wrote: >Todd > >We had one in the UK in March - not caused by freezing for sure. Tank was 22 >years old - it's the first I had heard of although I am aware of a 5 million >gall make up water tank in an eastern European power station which burst >killing 38 people. The tank was only 8 years old. > >Stewart >On 11 Apr 2011, at 15:37, Todd Williams wrote: > >> Very unfortunate. I've never heard of a suction tank "bursting" (except if >> it freezes - should not have been the case). There definitely is a "rest of >> the story". >> >> >> At 09:15 AM 4/11/2011, you wrote: >>> http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2011/apr/08/081152/investigators-examine-accident-scene-where-2-died/news/ >>> >>> Trust we'll hear more about this tragedy, but be forewarned. Didn't see >>> this up here yet, pardon me if I am repeating- pretty important. >>> >>> George Church >>> Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. >>> PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 >>> 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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) >> >> Todd G. Williams, PE >> Fire Protection Design/Consulting >> Stonington, CT >> 860.535.2080 >> www.fpdc.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ 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)
