Since carousels are not addressed in 13 it is more interesting and challenging.
Greg Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > Greg, > > I haven't run into this situation before, but I've done a few tire stores. A > possibility would be to design the sprinklers for the tire storage on each > level and put a water curtain around the opening. Also an interlock to shut > down the carousel. You might have to increase the density over the opening as > well as you noted. Challenging situation. Look at requirements for protecting > conveyors to see if that gives you insight. > > Disclaimer: This is a guess based on limited knowledge. Take it as such. > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > > On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No takers? Anybody home? >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Scenario - a 2 story building >>> >>> There is a vertical tire carousel that goes through a mezzanine – hole >>> sized at 6’-4 x approx. 17’ which sits in the corner of the storage area >>> (general car parts) – to the 2nd floor. – The entire height of the >>> carousel is 18-7” from the ground level. >>> >>> If we were to place a row of sprinklers along the wall (nothing above >>> them all the way to the 2nd floor ceiling) and then on the opposite side >>> under the mezzanine, could we in effect comply with NFPA #13 2007 ed - >>> Table 18.4(a) (6) - for one row of in rack sprinklers so we could calculate >>> the system on the 2nd floor at .40 gpm? >>> >>> This is a strange deal to me because it would seem like overkill to have a >>> .90 density to protect such a small area and then increase it by 15’-0 on >>> the 2 sides as required. >>> >>> Thanks for your help >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Greg McGahan >>> Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> >>> 1160 McKenzie Road >>> Cantonment, FL 32533 >>> 850-937-1850 >>> fax 850-937-1852 >> >> >> >> -- >> Greg McGahan >> Living Water Fire Protection, LLC <http://www.livingwaterfp.com> >> 1160 McKenzie Road >> Cantonment, FL 32533 >> 850-937-1850 >> fax 850-937-1852 >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
