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There are many variables.

The sprinkler heads come in different sizes.

Rate of flow will be determined by the head-size, the frictional losses in the supply pipework, and the head of water available.

In a single building example, sprinkler heads of exactly the same type, and fed by exactly the same bore pipework, on three different floors will give three different flow rates.

Simple answer? "It varies"

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