Mamaclay, Renzhel Anne S.

NME 597- 1ME

Hydraulic Calculation:
Step 1:
 Ordinary Hazard Group 1
 Protection Area= 130 ft 2 (12.7 m2 )
 Maximum Spacing= 15 ft ( 4.6 m)

Step 2:
 Water Density Required

Ordinary hazard- wet pipe system= 1500 ft 2 (139.35 m 2)

liter
GPM
Minimum density= 0.15 ( min )
ft 2 6.1 2
m

 Determine the minimum flow that must be applied to a design area of

( )
liter
GPM min
1500 ft 2 ( 139.35 m2) at minimum density of 0.15 2
6.1 2 .
ft m

Computation: Where:
Q= A ( Density )
Q=Minimum flow
2
Q=1500 ft 0.15
(
GPM
ft
2 ) A=Design Area
 Q=225GPM

 For the length of Design Area. Where:

Lmin =1.2 ( √ A )
Lmin =Minimum length
Lmin =1.2( √ 1500 ft 2 )
Lmin =46.5 ft
2 A=Design Area

 Numbers of sprinklers flowing along the length of the design area.

- Sprinkler Spacing is at 3 m ( 9.84 ft ) .
Lmin 46.5 ft
2
Where:
Ns= =
S 9.84 ft S=Sprinkler Spacing
Sprinklers
N s =Number of sprinklers
N s =4.73 ≈ 5 Sprinklers
Lactual =actual lenght
 For the actual length of design area.
Lactual =N s ( S )
Lactual =5 ( 9.84 ft )
Lactual =49.2 ft

 For the width of design area.

A 1500 ft 2
W= =
Lactual 49.2 ft
W =30.49 ft

 Branch line distance is 3 m or 9.84 ft.

2
A=49.2 ft ×30.49=1500 ft

Step 3:
 Solve for the minimum flow rate per head.
Qmin =Density × AreaCovered per head
A' =( Sprinkler spacing ×branch line distance )
'
A =9.84 ft × 9.84 ft Where:
'
A =96.83 ft '
A = Area Covered per head
GPM Q min =minimum flow rate per head
Qmin =0.15 2
( 96.83 ft 2)
ft
Qmin =14.52 GPM
 How many sprinkler in design area.
2 2
1500 ft ÷ 96.83 ft =15.49 ≈ 16 sprinklers

 Area Adjustment
Ceiling height < 10 ft.
Where
Ceiling height= x = 8.35 ft.
QR Reduction :%=
2( )
−3 x
+55

%= (−3 ( 8.35 ft )
2 )
+55

%=42.475

Applying the 42.475% reduction in area.

100 % - 42.475% = 57.525 %
1500 ft 2 × 0.57525=862.875 ft 2

 The new Design Area is 862.875 ft 2

GPM
Density remains at 0.15 2
ft
' A
Ns = '
A

' 862.875 ft 2
Ns =
96.83 ft 2
'
N s =8.91≈ 9 Sprinklers

 Forming the Design Area.

1.2 √ 862.875 ft
2
=3.58 ≈ 4 Sprinklers
9.84
 For the actual length of design area.
Lactual =N s ( S )
Lactual =4 ( 9.84 ft )
Lactual =39.36 ft

 For the width of design area.

 2
A 862.875 ft
W= =
Lactual 39.36 ft
W =21.92 ft