I was thinking that the issues for protecting floor openings for conveyors would have at least some application to carousels
Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT www.fpdc.com On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Greg McGahan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
