it's gonna be a liquid well before reaching its flashpoint. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Jeff Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looking at the MSDS, it has a Flash Point of 419-deg. F (215 deg C), and > could be considered a combustible liquid subject to NFPA 30, even though it > is stored in solid form. I would also look at butter or margarine as > possible comparables, and also vegetable oil. > > My opinion is that this would be classified as a Class IIIB Liquid in NFPA > 30. > > > > Jeff Hewitt, PE, SET, SFPE (Professional Member) > Corporate Engineer > Bi-State Fire Protection Corporation > > 241 Hughes Lane > St. Charles, MO 63301 > 636-946-0011 > 636-946-5172 (fax) > 314-574-6989 (cell) > > Fire Sprinklers Save lives. > Can You Live Without Them? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard > Lindner > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 3:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Commodity classification of Lard > > And for those that might not completely understand (like me), how do we > take > this type of MSDS info and extropolate it into a design? Can you give me a > gentle poke in the right direction. > > Richard > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9924458 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewayne > > Martinez > > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:12 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Commodity classification of Lard > > > > Anyone know what the commodity classification of animal fat lard would > > be? I didn't see anything in NFPA or FM on this after a quick review. > > I have a refrigerated storage area with wood pallets containing 64 - 50 > > lbs blocks of lard in which each block is placed in a plastic bag and > > enclosed in corrugated cardboard box. > > Thanks, > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
