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29、ciation are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2016 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 15 Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection 2017 Edition This edition of NFPA 15, Standard for

30、 Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Water Spray Fixed Systems. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 13, 2016, with an effective date of June 2, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 15 was approved as an Ameri

31、can National Standard on June 2, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 15 Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, formerly Water Spray Nozzles and Extinguishing Systems, rst prepared by the Committee on Manufacturing Hazards, was tentatively adopted in 1939, with nal adoption in 1

32、940. Subsequently, the standard was placed under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Special Extinguishing Systems, and a new edition was adopted in 1947. In 1959, the committee organization was further changed to place primary responsibility in the hands of the Committee on Water Spray, under the

33、general supervision of the General Committee on Special Extinguishing Methods. In 1966, the General Committee on Special Extinguishing Methods was discontinued, and the Committee on Water Spray was constituted as an independent committee. Revised editions were presented in 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, an

34、d 1982. The 1985 edition incorporated several technical changes concerning special piping provisions. The format of the document was also changed to more closely follow the NFPA Manual of Style. Given the limited changes in water spray technology over the past few years, it was apparent that the 198

35、5 edition could be reconrmed with referenced publications being updated. The 1996 edition represented a complete reorganization of the standard. Information was rearranged in a more functional and concise format to improve the usability of the document. Other major changes included a new chapter on

36、high-speed systems and revised requirements for spray nozzles, piping protection, spacing of pilot sprinklers, discharge densities, and design calculations. The 2001 edition represented a complete reorganization of the standard to conform to the requirements of the 2000 edition of the NFPA Manual of

37、 Style for Technical Committee Documents. The 2007 edition incorporated welding requirements for pipe and ttings and also coordinated requirements for re department connections with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems. The 2012 edition provided updated rules for grooved coupl

38、ings to comply with changes in the 2010 edition of NFPA 13. Other changes included an expanded section on designing for ammable vapor mitigation and the addition of contractors material and test certicates. The 2017 edition has revised pipe support requirements, which incorporates several new tables

39、. In an effort to align this standard with NFPA 13 and NFPA 20, a 12-month limitation on water ow test information has been added in addition to requirements for hydraulic design information signs and general information signs. The standard also now requires that a hazard analysis be performed on th

40、e physical and chemical properties of materials and that the layout, design, and installation be performed by qualied persons. Also new are denitions for hazard analysis and qualied .WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION 15-2 2017 Edition Technical Committee on Water Spray Fixed Systems Kerr

41、y M. Bell, Chair UL LLC, IL RT Robert M. Gagnon, Secretary Gagnon Engineering, MD SE Luis F. Arango, Global Asset Protection Services, TX I Roland A. Asp, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc., NY IM Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association Ralph E. Bless, Jr., Telgian Corporation, GA SE Kevin F

42、. Carrier, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, FL E Gary A. Fadorsen, Pyrotech International Inc., OH IM Brian E. Fisher, Road Sprinkler Fitters LU 669, IN L Rep. United Assn. of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry Harvey E. Goranson, UT-Batelle at Oak Ridge National Lab,

43、 TN U Scott D. Henderson, Firemans Fund Insurance Company, MA I James M. Maddry, James M. Maddry, P.E., GA SE Christy J. Marsolo, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, OH M Randall A. McCune, Tri-State Fire Protection, Inc., IN IM E. Parks Moore, S & S Sprinkler Company, LLC, AL IM Rep. American Fire Sprinkler Asso

44、ciation David A. Moore, Jr., Glendale Fire Department, OH E Thomas L. Multer, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company, Inc., SC M Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association Roz Nielsen, BC Hydro, Canada U Thomas A. Noble, City of Henderson, Building & Fire Safety, NV E Larry W. Owen, Dooley Tackaberry, I

45、nc., TX IM Justin A. Perry, Dominion, VA U Rep. Edison Electric Institute Richard Philbrick, Shell Oil Company, TX U Rep. American Petroleum Institute Matt Pognant, Liberty Mutual Property, GA I Edward A. Ramirez, Chicago Bridge Iron Company, TX SE James R. Streit, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM

46、 U Jeffery W. Sutton, Global Risk Consultants Corporation, MN SE Dennis W. Taylor, WorleyParsons, Inc., TX SE Michael J. Wojcik, JENSEN HUGHES, AZ SE Jarrett Zuspan, State of Alaska Department of Public Safety, AK E Alternates Gregory A. Bartels, Sprinkler Fitters LU 669-JATC, MD L (Alt. to Brian E.

47、 Fisher) Tracey D. Bellamy, Telgian Corporation, GA SE (Alt. to Ralph E. Bless, Jr.) Michael J. Bosma, The Viking Corporation, MI M (Alt. to Thomas L. Multer) Lawrence H. Cook, WorleyParsons, Inc., TX SE (Alt. to Dennis W. Taylor) Bruce J. Curatola, Calpine Corporation, TX U (Alt. to Justin A. Perry

48、) Jeffrey S. Grove, JENSEN HUGHES, NV SE (Alt. to Michael J. Wojcik) Darren Lee Hance, Dooley Tackaberry, Inc., TX IM (Alt. to Larry W. Owen) Jeff Hebenstreit, UL LLC, IL RT (Alt. to Kerry M. Bell) Michael W. Hembree, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, IL I (Alt. to Matt Pognant) Edward F. Kadlec, C.

49、 L. Doucette, Inc., IL IM (Alt. to Roland A. Asp) Kenneth W. Linder, Swiss Re, CT I (Alt. to Luis F. Arango) James A. Masingh, Chevron Energy Technology Company, TX U (Alt. to Richard Philbrick) Robert V. Scholes, Firemans Fund Insurance Company, OR I (Alt. to Scott D. Henderson) Terry L. Victor, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, MD M (Alt. to Christy J. Marsolo) John F. Viola, JFV Engineering, LLC, MA IM (Alt. to E. Parks Moore) Chad Duffy, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents