Automatic Sprinkler Systems
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Automatic Sprinkler Performance
The Effectiveness of Automatic Sprinklers Automatic sprinklers are the most effective fire protection in buildings overall available. Based on studies and loss experience, when sprinklers are...
ESFR Sprinkler Summary
A hot topic involved in sprinkler design and installation is ESFR (Early Suppression Fast-Response) sprinklers. ESFR sprinklers have many benefits when it comes to warehouses and other storage...
Heat Transfer Systems
Heat transfer systems are used widely throughout various industries. Their most common use is in chemical processes where temperature control is needed for large quantities of materials. The greatest...
Solving the Problem of Pressure Reducing Valve Testing
Pressure reducing valves (PRV) are frequently used in high rise buildings to keep the pressure on sprinkler systems below the allowable maximum, typically 175 psi, when the supply to the systems can...
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) - Part 2
In our April 2000 article, we detailed what microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is and what it can do to fire protection system (FPS) piping. This is a continuation of our previous...
ESFR vs. Conventional Sprinklers
ESFR (Early Suppression Fast Response) sprinkler systems are designed to achieve fire suppression for a specific type of storage occupancy before the fire becomes fully developed. ESFR heads vary...
Sprinkler Protection In High Rise Buildings
One of the largest fires in the history of New York City occurred on Superbowl Sunday, January 31, 1993. Fire broke out in a corporate high-rise office building located at 280 Park Avenue in...
Pressure Reducing Valves
In fire protection service, pressure reducing valves (PRV's) can be found on standpipes and automatic sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings, in pump houses, on public and private gravity water...
Ice Plugs
What Is An Ice Plug? When, Where, And Why Do They Form? Ice plugs can be a grave problem since they have the ability to seriously impair sprinkler system piping. Contrary to popular belief, ice...
1 in 16,000,000 Sprinklers Do What?
Automatic sprinkler protection is considered the single most effective tool in preventing loss and damage from fire. However some people still worry about the possibility of unexpected water...
Viking Introduces Industry's First Upright ESFR
The Viking Corporation, global manufacturer of fire protection systems, has introduced the industry's first 14K Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) Upright Sprinkler, company officials...
Earthquake Protection for Sprinkler Systems
It is important to remember that the building causes the strains on sprinkler piping during earthquakes. If sprinkler piping could be isolated from the building, earthquake strains could only enter...