scholarly journals Investigation of Sprinkler System Failures

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliot R. Berrin
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Sprinkler System ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
System Failures ◽  
Sprinkler Systems ◽  
Obvious Reason ◽  
Automatic Sprinkler ◽  
Water Main

The writer discusses the performance of automatic sprinkler systems, and their occasional failure to extinguish or control a fire when there is no obvious reason. Obvious reasons would include a shut water supply valve, a broken water main, an empty water tank, or any other water supply failure. This paper goes beyond the obvious.

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Fire Alarm Kebakaran Pada Gedung Laboratorium XXX

Jurnal Tekno ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ruslan ◽  
M.Saleh Al-Amin ◽  
Emidiana Emidiana
Keyword(s):  
Pump Power ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sprinkler System ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Public Areas ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Pump Shaft ◽  
Smoke Detectors

Abstract   Fire is a phenomenon that occurs when a material reaches a critical temperature and reacts chemically with oxygen (for example) producing heat, flame, light, smoke, water vapor, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or other products and effects. Fires can occur anywhere, be it in office buildings, residences or public facilities. As for other than in public areas, fires often occur, both in rooms and laboratories, the triggers are almost the same due to negligence and not being careful in using flammable tools. For this reason, the need for a fire detector with a detector system using an alarm so that once a fire occurs, all those in the building can find out through the detector with an alarm sound as a fire marker. In order to reduce casualties, the need for a sprinkler system to extinguish the fire, and can assist the officers or authorities in the building as soon as possible. From the above problems, this research will determine how many detectors and sprinklers are needed, as well as how much water volume, pump power, and ground water tank are needed. This type of research is quantitative research by direct observation of the object under study, then researchers measure the room one by one using a building meter. From the calculation results by taking a sample on the 1st floor, the number of detectors needed is 10 smoke detectors and 3 heat detectors, the number of sprinklers is 47, the volume of water needed is 846 m3, the pump power and ground water tank needed are hydraulic power. pump (HHP) 3,28621 kW, pump shaft power (BHP) 4.38 kW, pump electric power (P) 6 kW, diesel pump (PpD) 4 HP, jocky pump (PJk) 0.6 kW, capacity GWT ( QGWT) 44 m3.

Evaluation of Passive Anti-Fouling Technology Applied to CO2 Heat Pump Water Heaters

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Portia Murray ◽  
Stephen J. Harrison ◽  
Ben Stinson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Mineral Deposits ◽  
Reverse Direction ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Water Heaters

Heat pump water heaters are increasing in popularity due to their increased energy efficiency and low environmental impact. This paper describes the experimental testing of a transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater at Queen’s University. A modified 4.5 kW Eco-Cute unit was studied. It sourced heat from a constant temperature water supply and rejected the heat to a 273 litre hot water tank through a gas-cooler. The high temperatures that occur in the gas-cooler of this unit make it ideally suited for natural convection, (i.e., thermosyphon) circulation on the potable water side. This has the potential to reduce pumping power, simplify system operation and design, and increase thermal stratification in the hot water storage tank. This configuration, however, is susceptible to the accumulation of sediments, scale and mineral deposits (i.e., fouling) in geographic regions where high mineral deposits may be present in the water supply. To counteract fouling in these cases, a passive back-flushing system was proposed to prevent the accumulation of deposits on the heat transfer surfaces of the gas-cooler. As hot water is drawn from the system, the cold “mains” supply water is directed through the gas-cooler in the reverse direction of normal operation, scouring the heat transfer surfaces and dissolving deposits of inverse-soluble salts which are a major contributor to fouling on hot heat transfer surfaces. The gas-cooler used was a specially designed unit that, although offering high performance in a compact unit, may be susceptible to the fouling and blockage of the heat transfer passages when used at thermosyphon flow rates. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the back-flush operation on heat pump performance (i.e., COP) and operation. These were conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, at a range of draw flow rates and temperatures, and are summarized in this paper.

scholarly journals Waterborne diseases classification and relationship with social-environmental factors in Florianópolis city – Southern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Cesa ◽  
G. Fongaro ◽  
C. R. M. Barardi
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Population Type ◽  
Group A ◽  
Social Environmental

This study aimed to investigate and classify the occurrence of waterborne diseases in Florianópolis city, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil and to correlate these diseases with the following social-environmental indicators of the local population: type of water supply, adequate collection and sewage treatment, areas of flooding and domestic water tank cleaning. Reports of outpatients were analyzed for surveillance of waterborne diseases during the period of 2002 to 2009. Waterborne diseases were classified into four groups: Group A: diarrheal diseases; Group B: parasitological diseases; Group C: skin diseases and Group D: eye diseases. The diarrheal, parasitological and skin diseases were the most frequently reported. Waterborne diseases belonging to Group A in all sites were correlated with other waterborne diseases groups, which can be an indicator of the circulation of other waterborne diseases. Regarding the social-environmental indicators assessed, the most correlated with waterborne diseases were the origin and quality of the water supply, followed by inadequate collection and treatment of sewage, frequent flooding, and finally the lack of cleanliness of the water reservoir. The results highlight the need for policies aiming for improvement of the sanitation service in the maintenance of human, animal and environmental health.

Investigation of the Impact of Anti-Negative Pressure Facility on a Water Distribution System

2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 719-722
Author(s):  
Huan Huan Wang ◽  
Shu Ming Liu ◽  
Fan Lin Meng ◽  
Lu Bai
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Water Distribution System ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

High level water tank is a commonly used facility to satisfy water demand for people living in high building, which is also the so-called secondary water supply system (SWSS) in China. Due to lack of maintenance, water quality problem has been frequently reported in the SWSS. In the last few decades, anti-negative pressure facility (ANPF) has emerged as a revolutionary approach for solving the pollution in the SWSS. ANPF makes good use of the municipal pipeline pressure, which is the improvement of traditional water supply. However, most of recent research activities mainly focus on the influence of part of water distribution system (WDS). In this paper, the software of EPANET has been applied in the SWSS calculation and simulation. Besides that, the SWSS with ANPF simulation method is proposed to evaluate the effect of other all nodes pressure in the WDS using hydraulic model. As the cases study, the paper analyzed two WDSs with ANPF. After simulation of the SWSS, the result of WDS, which is smaller, indicates that 6 out of the 9 nodes are affected with ANPF and that of WDS, which is larger, demonstrates that 37 out of the 41 nodes are affected and the affected nodes are focused on the confluent of pipes, especially around the ANPF.

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