You're figuring operating pressure more than 175 psi?

On May 7, 2016, Alexandre Lupien <[email protected]> wrote:
>For a retrofit project with a 40 years old sprinkler system. Would it
>be
>acceptable to have branch lines and main pipes at a water velocity of
>about
>110 ft/s. A high rated fire pump would be added, but this would avoid
>replacing the small diameter piping in the existing tenant spaces. Is
>there
>risk of breaking the pipes at this velocity, or blocking the sprinkler
>system with debris dislodging from the existing pipes?
>
> 
>
>Hydraulic calculations would not be accurate at this velocity but maybe
>a
>safety factor on the sprinkler demand could be added for this?
>
> 
>
>Thanks
>
>Alex Lupien
>
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