How much water is needed for a sprinkler system?

Answer 1

The most common fire sprinkler system is a wet pipe system wich always has water in it. The sprinkler heads have a heat sensitive element, most commonly a glass bulb filled with liquid that expand when exposed to heat, after a certain temperature is met , usually 160 degrees or more the glass bulb breaks and allows water to flow on the fire in a uniform water density. The sprinkler system may have an alarm device that sounds an audible alarm in the building, and/or call the fire department. The system may have a connection for the fire department to add to the automatic water supply. there are other types of systems, dry-pipe, preaction, and others which are similar but do not have water in the piping initally due to concerns of freezing water in the system, or sensitive areas where accidental water damage would be a greater problem than fire.(museums, computer rooms, etc)

Answer 2

Well an aerobic systems sprinklers go like this.

1. Raw sewage goes through a pipe to the tank.

2. In the tank solids driop to the bottom

3. once solids have dropped the sewage gos to the sprinkler

And that's it.

Answer 3

A dry sprinkler system has pressurized air or nitrogen inside the piping. This keeps a dry-valve closed, and water out of the system. When a sprinkler gets hot enough and fuses (opens), it allows the air to escape; then the dry valve opens and allows water to enter the system. Wherever there is an opened sprinkler, water will flow through it and put out the fire.

Answer 4

That depends upon the type of hazard, area (and volume) to be covered, and number of sprinkler heads expected to be open simultaneously before supplemental water arrives at the fire department connection.