You need to very which insulation is inside. FM had requirements of face sprinklers tightly spaced, no more than 2'-0" from the wall. I have heard descriptions of flowing, burning gasoline when dealing with these. On Aug 1, 2014 2:22 PM, "John Hoffman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think you can consider these panels "limited combustible". I > recall a fire in Boston a few years ago involving a warehouse building full > of coolers. I believe some firefighters did not make it out. The foam > in-between the panels will melt in a fire and pool into a flammable liquid > fire. > > John Hoffman, PE > Facility Engineering Services KCP, LLC -- Burns & McDonnell Engineering > National Nuclear Security Administration's KC Plant > Operated by Honeywell FM&T, LLC > office: 816-488-7213 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Martinez, > Dewayne > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 10:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: cooler panel walls > > Thanks, > The GC wanted to extend the cooler walls to the deck above and I needed to > know if the concealed space between the top of the cooler and the deck > needed sprinkler protection. Statement 4 would dictate that we would need > sprinkler protection but the walls appear to meet the definition of limited > combustible which per NFPA 13 would not require sprinkler > protection......clear as mud > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of John Hoffman > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 10:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: cooler panel walls > > Not sure what you need but the IBC has requirements for foam insulated > cooler walls. From the 2006 edition. > > 2603.4.1.2 Cooler and freezer walls. Foam plastic installed in a maximum > thickness of 10 inches (254 mm) in cooler and freezer walls shall: > 1. Have a flame spread index of 25 or less and a smoke-developed index of > not more than 450, where tested in a minimum 4 inch (102 mm) thickness. > 2. Have flash ignition and self-ignition temperatures of not less than > 600°F and 800°F (316°C and 427°C), respectively. > 3. Have a covering of not less than 0.032-inch (0.8 > mm) aluminum or corrosion-resistant steel having a base metal thickness > not less than 0.0160 inch > (0.4 mm) at any point. > 4. Be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. > Where the cooler or freezer is within a building, both the cooler or > freezer and that part of the building in which it is located shall be > sprinklered. > > John Hoffman, PE > Facility Engineering Services KCP, LLC -- Burns & McDonnell Engineering > National Nuclear Security Administration's KC Plant Operated by Honeywell > FM&T, LLC > office: 816-488-7213 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Martinez, > Dewayne > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 10:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: cooler panel walls > > Anyone know if the metal insulated panel walls used in coolers / > freezers are considered combustible? > > Thanks, > > Dewayne > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
