NFPA 13-2016 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (Effective Date 9 7 2015).pdf

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12、al Fire Protection Association. All Rights Reserved.NFPA13Standard for theInstallation of Sprinkler Systems2016 EditionThis edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, was prepared by theTechnical Committees on Private Water Supply Piping Systems, Residential Sprinkler Sy

13、stems,Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, and Sprinkler System Installation Criteria, released bythe Correlating Committee on Automatic Sprinkler Systems, and acted on by NFPA at its JuneAssociation Technical Meeting held June 2225, 2015, in Chicago, IL. It was issued by theStandards Council on Aug

14、ust 18, 2015, with an effective date of September 7, 2015, andsupersedes all previous editions.This document has been amended by one or more Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs)and/or Errata. See “Codes Chapter 11 contained design approaches including pipe schedule, density/areamethod, room design me

15、thod, special design areas, residential sprinklers, exposure protection, and water curtains;Chapter 12 contained the design approaches for the protection of storage, including idle pallets, miscellaneousstorage, storage less than 12 ft, palletized, solid pile, bin box, and shelf storage, rack storag

16、e less than 25 ft, rack storagegreater than 25 ft, rubber tire, baled cotton, rolled paper, and special storage designs; and Chapter 13 contained all ofthe design and installation requirements from all of the various documents that have been extracted into NFPA 13.The 2002 edition made specific tech

17、nical changes to address several key issues. Three major areas of irregularceiling were addressed, including skylights, stepped ceilings, and ceiling pockets. The design requirements for ESFRsprinklers were expanded to allow the user to choose the storage height and then the building height for any

18、allowablearrangement. Design requirements for the protection of storage on solid shelves were added. Requirements for theinstallation of residential sprinklers were added that parallel the requirements for other types of sprinklers.For the 2007 edition, definitions were reorganized to locate all of

19、the storage definitions in one area, and severalnew definitions addressing private water supply terms were added. The definitions and requirements of OrdinaryHazard Group 1 and 2 Occupancies were clarified where storage is present. The requirements for trapeze hangerswere clarified and made consiste

20、nt for all components, and the seismic bracing criteria were updated to ensure thatNFPA 13 contains all of the appropriate requirements for installation and design of seismic bracing of fire sprinklersystems. The requirements for storage were further reorganized and divided into separate chapters ad

21、dressing generalrequirements for storage; miscellaneous storage; protection of Class I to Class IV commodities that are stored pallet-ized, solid piled, bin boxes, or self storage; protection of plastic and rubber commodities that are stored palletized,solid piled, bin boxes, or shelf storage; prote

22、ction of Class I through Class IV commodities that are stored on racks;protection of plastic and rubber commodities that are stored on racks; protection of rubber tire storage; protection ofroll paper; and special designs of storage protection.For the 2010 edition many of the major changes related t

23、o the requirements for storage protection. First was thecombination of large drop sprinkler and the specific application control mode sprinkler requirements and the revi-sion of the terminology to identify them as Control Mode Specific Application sprinklers (CMSA). Next, new criteriafor use of smok

24、e vents were added to Chapter 12. The density/area curves in the storage chapters were reduced to amaximum 3000 ft2operating area; this was a significant reduction of some curves that had extended up to 6000 ft2.Changes to rack storage in the 2010 edition included a new method to calculate the rack

25、shelf area. Finally, theprovisions for back to back shelf storage were added to the storage chapters.Criteria for the protection of three new special storage arrangements were added to Chapter 20. These includedprotection of carton records storage with catwalk access; compact shelving of commodities

26、 consisting of paper files,magazines, books, and similar documents in folders and miscellaneous supplies with no more than 5 percent plasticsup to 8 ft high; and protection of high bay record storage.In Chapter 9, a number of changes occurred regarding sway bracing of sprinkler systems including the

27、 introductionof new zone of influence tables for Schedule 5 steel pipe, CPVC, and Type M copper tube. Also the means forcalculating the loads in the zone of influence were modified to correlate with SEI/ASCE-7 and a new Annex E wasadded that described this calculation.Other areas of change included

28、requirements for listed expansion chambers; clarification of ceiling pocket rules;and clarification of the formulas used in calculating large antifreeze systems.The 2013 edition of NFPA 13 included changes to many technical requirements as well as the reorganization ofmultiple chapters. One signific

29、ant change that was made to the administrative chapter of NFPA 13 was to clarify thatwatermist systems were not covered within NFPA 13 and that NFPA 750 should be used when looking for guidance onthe design and installation of those systems. A series of new requirements addressed the need for a comp

30、atibility reviewwhere nonmetallic piping and fittings are installed in systems also using petroleum-based products such as cutting oilsand corrosion inhibitors. Several modifications were made to the standard pertaining to freeze protection. The use ofantifreeze in new NFPA 13 sprinkler systems was

31、prohibited unless the solution use was listed and the listing indicatedillustrated the inability for the solution to ignite. Other freeze protection modifications to the standard includedclarification on the use of heat tracing, required barrel length for dry sprinklers, and the allowance for engine

32、ering132 INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS2016 Editionanalyses to be submitted to support an alternate freeze protection scheme. New sprinkler omission requirements wereadded for elevator machine rooms and other elevator associated spaces where certain criteria were met. Chapter 9 includedupdated in

33、formation on shared support structures as well as a revised seismic bracing calculation form. Chapters 16 and 17were reorganized to make the chapters easier to follow, to create more consistency between the various storage chapters. Anew chapter on alternative approaches for storage applications was

34、 added to provide guidance on performance-basedapproaches dealing with storage arrangements.One of the largest changes to the 2016 edition of NFPA 13 is the review of all metric conversions. Historically thedocument has used an “exact” conversion process, but in the 2016 edition an approximate conve

35、rsion process is used.The intent of this change is to make the document more usable outside the United States. Another major change is theinclusion of a pipe venting requirement to eliminate as much air as possible from wet pipe systems. This requirementcontemplates only a single vent in each wet sy

36、stem.There are a significant number of changes to the storage chapters of NFPA 13. New design criteria are included forthe protection of exposed, expanded Group A plastics stored in racks. Also, a ceiling and in-rack design approach,called an “alternative protection scheme,” has been added to Chapte

37、rs 16 and 17. A similar concept has existed forsprinkler protection in NFPA 30 for several revision cycles.A new section on sprinkler design where cloud ceilings are installed has been added. This design scheme allowssprinklers to be omitted above cloud ceilings when the gap between clouds (or cloud

38、s and walls) meets a maximumallowable dimension based on the floor-to-cloud ceiling height. This new language was created based on a projectconducted by the fire protection research foundation. Chapter 10, which is extracted from NFPA 24, has been signifi-cantly revised based on the rewrite of NFPA

39、24. Most of the technical content remains the same, although the organi-zation and structure have been modified.Prior editions of this document have been translated into languages other than English, including French andSpanish.133ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT2016 EditionCorrelating Committee on Automatic

40、Sprinkler SystemsKenneth W. Linder, ChairSwiss Re, CT IJose R. Baz, JRB Associates Group Inc., FL MRep. NFPA Latin American SectionKerry M. Bell, UL LLC, IL RTTracey D. Bellamy, Telgian Corporation, GA URep. The Home DepotRussell P. Fleming, National Fire Sprinkler Association,Inc., NY MScott T. Fra

41、nson, The Viking Corporation, MI MMichael J. Friedman, Friedman Consulting, Inc., MDSERaymond A. Grill, Arup, DC SELuke Hilton, Liberty Mutual Property, NC IAlex Hoffman, Viking Fire Protection Inc., CanadaIMRep. Canadian Automatic Sprinkler AssociationRoland J. Huggins, American Fire SprinklerAssoc

42、iation, Inc., TX IMSultan M. Javeri, SC Engineering, France IMCharles W. Ketner, National Automatic Sprinkler FittersLU 669, MD LRep. United Assn. of Journeymen if plus, nosign is needed.PvVelocity pressure in psi at apoint in a pipePnNormal pressure in psi at apoint in a pipeE 90-degree ellEE 45-de

43、gree ellLt.E Long-turn elbowCr CrossT Tee-flow turned 90 degreesGV Gate valveBV Butterfly (wafer) check valveDel V Deluge valveALV Alarm valveDPV Dry pipe valveCV Swing check valveWCV Butterfly (wafer) check valveSt Strainerpsi Pounds per square inchv Velocity of water in pipe in feetper secondK K-f

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