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Gain clarity on today's sprinkler system installation provisions with the 2007 NFPA 13 Handbook!
Develop the understanding it takes to select from an ever-expanding number of sprinkler options while you comply with the latest requirements in the 2007 edition of NFPA 13. In the new Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, top authorities share their knowledge of changing technology and how the 2007 Standard ensures a competent system.
Work with in-depth guidance that ensures compliance.
You'll get up-to-speed on the industry's most influential sprinkler document through advice and examples from professionals closely involved with NFPA 13 development. Only NFPA's Handbook brings you:
- The complete Standard text
- Insightful commentary written by leading authorities such as Kenneth Linder, Senior Research Consultant for GE Insurance Solutions; George Laverick, UL's Principal Engineer; and Russ Fleming, Executive Vice President at the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA).
- Photos and graphics of equipment and assemblies throughout the Handbook
- Hundreds of FAQs in the margins that resolve key issues.
- Chapter summaries that provide the big picture you need to stay competitive.
- A new Supplement that explains role of standpipes and how they integrate into existing systems.
A Guide to Using the Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook
This tenth edition of the Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook contains the complete text of the 2007 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
- The 2007 Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook includes the mandatory text (Chapters 1 through 26) of NFPA 13 and its accompanying nonmandatory annex material (Annexes A through E). To distinguish the Standard from the commentary, NFPA 13 text and annexes are printed in black ink.
- An asterisk (*) following the number or letter designating a paragraph indicates that explanatory material on the paragraph can be found in Annex A. For readers' convenience, this nonmandatory annex material has been placed within the body of NFPA 13 text in this handbook. Annex A explanatory material is printed in black and shares the same number or letter designation as the Standard paragraph, preceded by the letter "A."
- Figures and tables that are part of the mandatory provisions of NFPA 13 appear in the Standard text, as do Annex A figures. These figures and tables are printed in black and are numbered in accordance with the paragraphs in which they are referenced.
- The commentary text in this handbook is written to assist users in understanding and applying the provisions of NFPA 13. The commentary explains the reasoning behind the Standard's requirements and provides numerous examples, tables, photographs, and illustrations. The commentary text is printed in blue type to distinguish it from the text of NFPA 13. Please note that the commentary is not part of the Standard and therefore is not enforceable.
- Commentary art is set within blue lines and labeled "Exhibit". The caption is printed in blue ink. The commentary exhibits, including both drawings and photographs, provide detailed views of the Standard's concepts and are numbered sequentially throughout each chapter.
From the Preface
The first automatic fire extinguishing system on record was patented in England in 1723 and consisted of a cask of water, a chamber of gunpowder, and a system of fuses. In about 1852, the perforated pipe system represented the first form of a sprinkler system used in United States. In 1874, Henry S. Parmelee of New Haven, Connecticut, patented the first practical automatic sprinkler.
C. J. H. Woodbury of the Boston Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company and F. E. Cabot of the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters completed a study on the performance of sprinklers for the Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Company in 1884. This study was the basis for the first set of rules for the installation of automatic sprinkler systems that were developed by John Wormald of the Mutual Fire Insurance Corporation of Manchester, England, in 1885. In 1887, similar rules were prepared in the United States by the Factory Improvement Committee of the New England Insurance Exchange.
By 1895, the commercial growth and development of sprinkler systems were so rapid that a number of different installation rules had been adopted by various insurance organizations. Within a few hundred miles of Boston, Massachusetts, nine radically different standards for the size of piping and sprinkler spacing were being used. This problem led to the creation of NFPA 13 and the formation of the National Fire Protection Association in 1896.
In many respects, the issues that led to the development of the first edition of NFPA 13 are relevant today. The unprecedented development of sprinkler system products, design techniques, and installation practices over the past several years is offering numerous options for effective system design. While this increased flexibility provides numerous advantages, it also requires more diligence by those designing, installing, and approving sprinkler systems as the rules for various system components become less uniform.
As has been the case for more than 100 years, the intent of NFPA 13 is to provide a means for analyzing sprinkler system information and presenting it in a form that will lead to effective system designs and installations. This task continues to become increasingly demanding as scientific and other discoveries generate information at an increasingly accelerated rate. In response to these challenges, in 1997 NFPA expanded the scope of NFPA 13 so that it became the most comprehensive document addressing sprinkler systems.
NFPA 13 addresses sprinkler system installations for all types of facilities regardless of the type of fire hazards present. NFPA 13 contains sprinkler system design and installation information from more than 40 NFPA codes and standards.
As the scope of NFPA 13 has expanded, so has that of the Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook. This 10th edition includes new and updated commentary on underground piping installation, rack and on-floor storage applications of various commodities including plastics, rubber tires, baled cotton, wooden and plastic pallets, and roll paper, as well as commentary on many of the extracted special occupancies. In addition, the handbook includes updated commentary on those portions of NFPA 13 that have been revised.
Also, a new supplement addressing combined sprinkler and standpipe systems has been added to the current supplements addressing microbiologically influenced corrosion, large orifice sprinkler applications, and the history of sprinklers, sprinkler systems, and NFPA sprinkler systems. |
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