Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook

by Puchovsky, Milosh T.; National Fire Protection Association

• ISBN13: 9780877654117
• ISBN10: 0877654115
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Fire Protection Assn

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi	(4)
Preface	xv	(4)
About the Editor	xix	(2)
Editor's Preface	xxi
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13	3	(578)
Chapter 1 General Information	3	(68)
1-1 Scope	3	(3)
1-2 Purpose	6	(3)
1-3 Retroactivity Clause	9	(1)
1-4 Definitions	10	(55)
1-5 Abbreviations	65	(1)
1-6 Level of Protection	65	(6)
Chapter 2 System Components and Hardware	71	(62)
2-1 General	71	(2)
2-2 Sprinklers	73	(10)
2-3 Pipe and Tube	83	(9)
2-4 Fittings	92	(4)
2-5 Joining of Pipe and Fittings	96	(9)
2-6 Hangers	105	(18)
2-7 Valves	123	(2)
2-8 Fire Department Connections	125	(1)
2-9 Waterflow Alarms	126	(7)
Chapter 3 System Requirements	133	(52)
3-1 Wet Pipe Systems	133	(2)
3-2 Dry Pipe Systems	135	(10)
3-3 Preaction Systems and Deluge Systems	145	(7)
3-4 Combined Dry Pipe and Preaction Systems	152	(5)
3-5 Antifreeze Systems	157	(7)
3-6 Automatic Sprinkler Systems with Nonfire Protection Connections	164	(3)
3-7 Outside Sprinklers for Protection against Exposure Fires	167	(5)
3-8 Refrigerated Spaces	172	(5)
3-9 Commercial-Type Cooking Equipment and Ventilation	177	(8)
Chapter 4 Installation Requirements	185	(214)
4-1 Basic Requirements	185	(4)
4-2 System Protection Area Limitations	189	(4)
4-3 Use of Sprinklers	193	(5)
4-4 Application of Sprinkler Types	198	(9)
4-5 Position, Location, Spacing, and Use of Sprinklers	207	(9)
4-6 Standard Pendent and Upright Spray Sprinklers	216	(23)
4-7 Sidewall Standard Spray Sprinklers	239	(10)
4-8 Extended Coverage Upright and Pendent Spray Sprinklers	249	(10)
4-9 Extended Coverage Sidewall Spray Sprinklers	259	(7)
4-10 Large-Drop Sprinklers	266	(10)
4-11 Early Suppression Fast-Response Sprinklers	276	(7)
4-12 In-Rack Sprinklers	283	(2)
4-13 Special Situations	285	(26)
4-14 Piping Installation	311	(70)
4-15 System Attachments	381	(18)
Chapter 5 Design Approaches	399	(34)
5-1 General	399	(1)
5-2 Occupancy Hazard Fire Control Approach	399	(18)
5-3 Special Design Approaches	417	(14)
5-4 In-Rack Sprinklers	431	(2)
Chapter 6 Plans and Calculations	433	(64)
6-1 Working Plans	433	(11)
6-2 Hydraulic Calculation Forms	444	(13)
6-3 Water Supply Information	457	(1)
6-4 Hydraulic Calculation Procedures	457	(27)
6-5 Pipe Schedules	484	(10)
6-6 In-Rack Sprinklers	494	(3)
Chapter 7 Water Supplies	497	(10)
7-1 General	497	(3)
7-2 Types	500	(7)
Chapter 8 System Acceptance	507	(24)
8-1 Approval of Sprinkler Systems	507	(9)
8-2 Acceptance Requirements	516	(10)
8-3 Circulating Closed Loop Systems	526	(1)
8-4 Instructions	527	(1)
8-5 Hydraulic Design Information Sign	527	(2)
8-6 Circulating Closed Loop Systems	529	(2)
Chapter 9 Marine Systems	531	(28)
9-1 General	531	(5)
9-2 System Components, Hardware, and Use	536	(5)
9-3 System Requirements	541	(1)
9-4 Installation Requirements	542	(5)
9-5 Design Approaches	547	(1)
9-6 Water Supplies	548	(7)
9-7 Plans and Calculations	555	(1)
9-8 System Acceptance	555	(1)
9-9 System Maintenance	555	(4)
Chapter 10 System Maintenance	559	(4)
10-1 General	559	(4)
Chapter 11 Referenced Publications	563	(6)
Appendix A Explanatory Material	569	(2)
Appendix B Miscellaneous Topics	571	(4)
Appendix C Referenced Publications	575	(6)
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One-and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, NFPA 13D	581	(102)
Chapter 1 General Information	581	(20)
1-1 Scope	583	(4)
1-2 Purpose	587	(3)
1-3 Definitions	590	(5)
1-4 Maintenance	595	(1)
1-5 Devices, Materials, Design, and Installation	596	(2)
1-6 Units	598	(3)
Chapter 2 Water Supply	601	(8)
2-1 General Provisions	601	(1)
2-2 Water Supply Sources	602	(3)
2-3 Multipurpose Piping System	605	(3)
2-4 Manufactured Home Water Supply	608	(1)
Chapter 3 System Components	609	(16)
3-1 Valves and Drains	609	(2)
3-2 Pressure Gauges	611	(1)
3-3 Piping	612	(4)
3-4 Piping Support	616	(1)
3-5 Sprinklers	617	(6)
3-6 Alarms	623	(2)
Chapter 4 System Design	625	(38)
4-1 Design Criteria	625	(7)
4-2 Position of Sprinklers	632	(4)
4-3 System Types	636	(10)
4-4 Pipe Sizing	646	(12)
4-5 Piping Configurations	658	(1)
4-6 Location of Sprinklers	658	(5)
Chapter 5 Limited Area Dwellings	663	(8)
5-1 General	663	(1)
5-2 Water Supply	664	(1)
5-3 Components	665	(1)
5-4 System Design	666	(4)
5-5 Location of Sprinklers	670	(1)
Chapter 6 Referenced Publications	671	(2)
Appendix A Explanatory Material	673	(2)
Appendix B Referenced Publications	675	(8)
Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height, NFPA 13R	683	(74)
Chapter 1 General Information	683	(22)
1-1 Scope	684	(4)
1-2 Purpose	688	(3)
1-3 Definitions	691	(6)
1-4 Units	697	(1)
1-5 Piping	697	(6)
1-6 System Types	703	(2)
Chapter 2 Working Plans, Design, Installation, Acceptance Tests, and Maintenance	705	(40)
2-1 Working Plans and Acceptance Tests	705	(10)
2-2 Design and Installation	715	(1)
2-3 Water Supply	716	(6)
2-4 System Components	722	(11)
2-5 System Design	733	(9)
2-6 Location of Sprinklers	742	(1)
2-7 Maintenance	743	(2)
Chapter 3 Referenced Publications	745	(4)
Appendix A Explanatory Material	749	(2)
Appendix B Referenced Publications	751	(6)
Supplements	757	(158)
Supplement 1 The Historic Development of the Sprinkler Standard	757	(10)
Supplement 2 Fast-Response Sprinklers: A Technical Analysis	767	(118)
Supplement 3 How Quick-Response Sprinklers Perform and What It Means for Their Application	885	(12)
Supplement 4 Developing an Early Suppression Design Procedure for Quick-Response Sprinklers	897	(16)
Supplement 5 Sprinkler Resource Guide	913	(2)
Index	915