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When are sprinklers required in water cooling towers? Does NFPA 214 address this? What should I look for in a water cooling tower that would cue this requirement?
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Ryan Hinson
5/21/2020 10:21:51 am
NFPA 214 (2016) Sections 4.1 through 4.7 address this...along with definitions in Section 3.3.4.
Emilton
9/3/2023 03:00:39 pm
Does Fire protection system has to be PE certified to get approved for installation.
Jesse Cecil
5/21/2020 11:42:24 am
Typically its core driven. A combustible core, i.e. wood, fibre, plastic, etc may require protection. Refer to NFPA 214 and local IFC
Mike L
5/21/2020 12:30:34 pm
It's the type of fill material that generally determines the need for fire protection. Towers with combustible fill material will need sprinklers.
Franck
5/21/2020 12:54:45 pm
From an insurance perspective, whenever the tower and/or the fill is combustible AND if it represents an exposure to other equipmment/buildings and/or important business interruption
John Michael Whitehead
5/21/2020 06:40:17 pm
I've been roaming around several this week. They're protected by Deluge valves with a pilot line that has bulb sprinklers and the main dry pipe off the riser has open heads that are a combination of sidewalls over the exterior and uprights inside. They have a water motor gong and a PIV to shut it down in addition to the OS&Y.
Rusty Scott
5/22/2020 08:03:11 am
How often would you say the core is combustible? Is this typical in older cooling towers or till used in modern cooling towers?
Gustavo
2/22/2024 01:05:28 pm
Gentlemen, please, I need to specify a cooling tower with partitions made of FRP in accordance with NFPA-214, but I was unable to find the recommended materials or the specification of these partition walls, thickness, type of resin that should be used.... Please, could you help me?
Emilton
2/27/2024 03:10:06 am
Cooling tower manufacture can provide those details. If CT is FM approved, then you can easily get that information in Specification document. If you need further information, please let me know.
Ricky Leong
9/16/2024 08:46:49 pm
My chiller cooling towers are not FM approved, can share with me a fire sprinkler design to further protect it? Leave a Reply. |
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