10 x 10  = 100 sqft/sprinkler   x .6  = 60 gpm/sprinkler
Q=K sqrt(P)
60= 5.6 sqrt(P)
P =115 psi   Ouch   please check my math

2000 sq ft / 100 = calc 20 or more heads

sqrt 2000 x 1.2 =  53.7' calc  6 heads on line

.6/2000   =  + 1200 gpm   probably closer to 1400 gpm

8" main?
150 psi at Riser or more ?

Confirm Sprinklers   ...Maybe they are 1/2" thread  but 8K
maybe old GEM 950  and the sliding K   could be 8.4K   bad joke

On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 2:11 PM Bobby Welch <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am working on a project that looks to be an old pipe scheduled system.
> the branch line schedule is 1”, 1”, 1.25”, 1.5”, 1.5”, 2” and the heads
> appear to be ½” 5.6K sprinklers. The spacing is 10’ x 10’ on the heads.
> There is a placard on the riser that states the area was calculated at a
> 0.60 over 2000 sq. ft., but it is newer I am assuming that this was put on
> the riser by mistake. From the type of heads and the spacing I would assume
> ordinary hazard is what this system was designed for. My question is there
> a limit to the design density for 5.6K sprinklers? It is my understanding
> that 5.6K sprinklers cannot be used for anything greater then a 0.20
> density.
>
> Bobby Welch | Sprinkler Systems Designer
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