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TITLE
1.
Fire Protection Systems Study

General Overview
Fire Protection Water Supply
Fire Hydrants
Fire Pumps
Standpipes
Sprinkler Systems
Wet-Pipe Sprinkler Systems
Design Criteria
Materials and Equipment
Preaction Sprinkler Systems
Design Criteria
Materials and Equipment
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Open Issues
1.1.
1.2.
1.3.
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.1.a
1.6.1.b
1.6.2
1.6.2.a
1.6.2.b
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1 Fire Protection Systems

Study
1.1
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General Overview
This report outlines the various fire protections systems and their associated
design criteria as applied to the design for the Saudi ARAMCO EXPEC ARC
Laboratory Building, Maintenance Building/Shaded Area, and Electrical
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SAEP-327 Disposal of Wastewater from Cleaning, Flushing and

Dewatering Pipelines and Vessels (2012)
SAES-A-105 Noise Control (2012)
SAES-B-067 Safety Identification and Safety Colors (2010)
SAES-L-105 Piping Material Specifications (2012)
SAES-M-100 Saudi Aramco Building Code (2012)
SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design (2012)
SAES-B-019 Portable, Mobile and Special Fixed Fire Fighting

Equipment (2012)
SAES-S-040 Saudi Aramco Water Systems (2012)
SAES-S-050 Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems in Buildings (2012)
SAES-S-060 Saudi Aramco Plumbing Code (2013)
SAES-S-070 Installation of Utility Piping Systems (2012)
International Building Code IBC (2009)
International Fire Code IFC (2009)
NFPA 10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers (2013)
NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (2013)
NFPA 14 Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose

Systems (2013)
NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fire Pumps for

Fire Protection (2013)
NFPA 24 Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains

and Their Appurtenances (2013)
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(UL) or Factory Mutual Global (FMG) approved.
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All fire protection system equipment and materials shall be Underwriters Listed
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Fire Protection Water
The raw water system utility will be the source of water for fire protection
Supply
systems within the buildings. The flow and pressure for the raw water system is
not known at this time. Prior to fire protection systems design for each building,
adequacy of the available raw water supply. This flow test information will
ultimately be conveyed to the fire protection contractor via the contract
documents for use in performing hydraulic calculations.
The hydrant flow test data should include the following information:
For Hydrant Flow Test
Flow lpm (gpm):
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a current (less than 1 year old) firewater flow test will be required to verify
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Laboratory Building
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The fire water supply for the proposed Laboratory Building will be obtained
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from the existing site direct buried raw water distribution piping system.
Preliminary load calculations for the Laboratory Building estimate a maximum
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peak flow demand of 5678 liters/min (1500 gpm) for fire protection systems. A
200 mm (8 inch) connection will be made to the existing 300 mm (12 inch)
cement lined steel (CLS) pipe which currently crosses from east to west just
protection systems in the Maintenance Building and Shaded Area.
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south of the building site. This service will also supply fire water to the fire
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the site raw water system as none is specifically required per Aramco Standard
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Backflow prevention will not be provided on the fire water service connection to
On-site storage is not being considered at this time.
building to enable the fire department to pressurize the firewater system via
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A fire department connection will be provided at an accessible location on the
pumper trucks.
The fire department connection inlets will be threaded as
required by the local fire department.

A valved connection to the drinking water system will be provided in the
Laboratory Building fire pump room. This connection will allow the fire
standpipe/sprinkler system piping to be initially charged with drinking water.
And then switched over to the primary raw water system. The initial charge of
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provided on this drinking water connection.
drinking water will help minimize corrosion. Backflow prevention will be
The fire water supply for the proposed Maintenance Building will be obtained
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from the pumped sprinkler main located in the Laboratory Building. Preliminary
load calculations for the Maintenance Building estimate a maximum peak flow
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demand of 5678 liters/min (1500 gpm) for fire protection systems. A 200 mm
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(8 inch) connection will be made to the 200 mm (8 inch) main located in the
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Fire Pump Room of the Laboratory Building.
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A valved connection to the drinking water system will be provided in the

Maintenance Building. This connection will allow the fire sprinkler system
piping to be initially charged with drinking water. And then switched over to the
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minimize corrosion. Backflow prevention will be provided on this drinking water

connection.
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primary raw water system. The initial charge of drinking water will help
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Electrical Building
The fire water supply for the proposed Electrical Building will be obtained from
the pumped sprinkler main located in the Laboratory Building. Preliminary load
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calculations for the Electrical Building estimate a maximum peak flow demand
of 5678 liters/min (1500 gpm) for fire protection systems. A 200 mm (8 inch)
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connection will be made to the 200 mm (8 inch) main located in the Fire Pump
Room of the Laboratory Building.
SAES-S-040, 5.8.
On-site storage is not being considered at this time.
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A fire department connection will be provided at an accessible location on the

building to enable the fire department to pressurize the firewater system via
pumper trucks.
required by the local fire department.

1.3
Fire Hydrants
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Fire Hydrants will be located around each building in accordance with SAES-B017 and SAES-M-100. Hydrants will be served by a minimum 150 mm (6 inch)
water supply line. Hydrants will be located on a maximum 75 m (245 ft.)
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spacing along the travel path of the adjoining roadway and within 6 m (19.7 ft.)
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The fire department connection inlets will be threaded as
of the roadway available to fire department apparatus. A hydrant will be located
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within 30 m (100 ft.) of each fire department connection (FDC).
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1.4
Fire Pumps
Laboratory Building
The Laboratory Building shall be provided with an automatic, centrifugal,
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electric motor driven fire pump taking suction from the 200 mm (8 inch) fire
service connection.
A secondary, backup diesel driven fire pump sized to
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The fire booster pumps should be minimally rated at 5678 lpm (1500 gpm), 6.9
bar (100 psig) and 93 kW (125 HP). The pump discharge pressure will not be
less than 860 kPag (125 psig) in accordance with SAES-B-017 Section 13.3.2.
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The fire pump will supply the sprinkler and standpipe demands of the building.
Two electric jockey pumps will be provided with the fire booster pump to satisfy
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the minor building system pressure fluctuations. The primary jockey pump will
be rated for 57 lpm (15 gpm), 6.9 bar (100 psig) and 1 kW (1.5 HP). The
second jockey pump will match the ratings of the primary jockey pump and will
be installed as a spare. The jockey pump ratings will be less than those
specified in SAES-B-017 Section 14.3 as permitted by the exception. Jockey
pump controller shall be provided with lead/lag capabilities to ensure equal run
time for each pump.
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from fire pumps during annual testing in accordance with NFPA 20
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The above fire pump sizes will be adjusted accordingly based on the result of
Fire Pump will be located in minimum 1 hour fire rated room.
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Laboratory Building
The Laboratory Building will be provided with a Class I, automatic wet
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standpipe system. Each exit stairwell will be provided with a 150 mm (6 inch)
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combination wet standpipe/sprinkler riser. All standpipes within the Laboratory
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Building will be interconnected. The standpipe system will be designed such
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that the standpipe demand can be met in accordance with NFPA 14 (A.7.8.1.2)
by a fire apparatus pumping the required standpipe flow rate at 1207 kPa (175
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psi) at any required fire department connection as permitted by Exception 6 to

SAES-M-100 Section 905.3.1. The minimum flow rate for the most
hydraulically vertical standpipe riser will be 1893 lpm (500 gpm) and the
standpipe with the total not to exceed 3785 lpm (1000 gpm). The minimum
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minimum flow rate for the additional standpipes shall be 946 lpm (250 gpm) per
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combination wet standpipe/sprinkler riser.
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A control valve with tamper switch will be installed at the base of each
A 65 mm (2 inch) fire hose valve and cabinet will be provided at the main
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landing of each standpipe. Fire hose valves will be brass.
check valve, pressure gauge, butterfly control valve with tamper switch and a
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A floor control valve assembly (FCVA), consisting of a flow detection device,
test/drain connection, will also be provided at the main landing. This assembly
will provide separate zone and monitoring control of the wet sprinkler system
for each floor.
Hose reels are not required for occupancies in the Laboratory Building per
SAES-B-019 Table 1, and therefore will not be provided.
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Piping for the standpipe system will be minimum Schedule 40 black steel.
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Sprinkler Systems
Building and Electrical Building will be fully sprinklered in accordance with the
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applicable codes, regulations and standards. Fully sprinklered means that all
spaces of the building project area will be provided with automatic sprinklers;
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including, but not limited to, mechanical equipment rooms, elevator shafts,
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1.6.1
Wet-Pipe Sprinkler
Systems
Wet-pipe sprinklers will be provided throughout all areas, except for the
computer labs and the specialized wet lab spaces in the Laboratory Building,
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Connecting Tunnel and Hub Building as identified in the Preaction Sprinkler
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Systems section below.

1.6.1.a Design Criteria
The various wet-pipe sprinkler system zones will generally be designed and
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installed in accordance with the sprinkler design criteria listed in the following
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Design
Area
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(ft2)
Area per
Sprinkler
m2
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Hose
Stream
lpm
(gpm)
Office/Corridors/ Common
Areas
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(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Labs and Lab Support

Spaces
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(0.20)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Cylinder Storage/Central
Chemical and Material
Storage
12.2
(0.30)
232
(2500)
or Room
9.3
(100)
1893
(500)
Mechanical/ Electrical
Areas/Workshops
6.1
(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Interior Loading Dock Areas/

Non-Chemical Store Rooms
(max. storage height =
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(1500)
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Design
Density
lpm/m2
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Design
Area
m2
2
(ft )
Area per
Sprinkler
m2
2
(ft )
Hose
Stream
lpm
(gpm)
Office/Corridors/ Common
Areas
6.1
(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Material Storage &

Carpentry Shop
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(0.20)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Shaded Cylinder Storage,

Chemical Storage &
Dispensing, Painting,
Welding, Liquid/Solid/Mixed
Waste Staging Areas
12.2
(0.30)
232
(2500)
or Room
9.3
(100)
1893
(500)
Areas/Workshops
6.1
(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Occupancy/Area
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Occupancy/Area
Design
Density
lpm/m2
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Design
Area
m2
2
(ft )
Area per
Sprinkler
m2
2
(ft )
Hose
Stream
lpm
(gpm)
Mechanical/ Electrical Areas
6.1
(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Sprinkler types provided for the various spaces within each building will be as
identified in the following tables:
Laboratory Building
Response
Class.
Style
Finish
Orifice
mm (in)
Temp
C (F)
All areas except as

noted otherwise below
Quick
Concealed
Pendent
White
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(0.50)
68
(155)
Rooms without ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
93
(200)
Storage/Interior
Loading Docks without
ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
141
(286)
Cylinder Storage Areas

and other Extra Hazard
Spaces w/ ceilings
Standard
Pendent
Chrome
14
(0.53)
68
(155)

Spaces w/o ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
14
(0.53)
68
(155)
Light Hazard spaces

without ceilings
Quick
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
Other areas without

ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
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Class.
Style
Finish
Orifice
mm (in)
Temp
C (F)
All areas except as

Quick
Concealed
Pendent
White
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
93
(200)
Storage/Interior
Loading Docks without
ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
141
(286)

Spaces w/ ceilings
Standard
Pendent
Chrome
14
(0.53)
68
(155)

Spaces w/o ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
14
(0.53)
68
(155)
Shop Areas
Standard
Pendent
Brass
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
Other areas without

ceilings
Standard
Upright
Brass
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
Occupancy/ Area
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Response
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Style
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Orifice
mm (in)
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Standard
Upright
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93
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The hydraulic design of all sprinkler systems will include a 69 kPa (10 psi) safety
factor over and above the system demand.
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NFPA 13 and ANSI A17.1 requirements. Hydraulic elevator shafts will be

provided with a sprinkler at the bottom of each shaft; none are required and none
will be provided at the bottom of electric driven elevator shafts. No sprinklers will
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Elevator machine rooms and hoistways will be sprinklered in accordance with
be provided at the top of the shaft; electric or hydraulic driven. Power shutdown
prior to sprinkler discharge, activated by heat detection, will be provided for all
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elevator machine rooms in accordance with ANSI/ASME A17.1 Elevator Safety

Code. Power shut-down is not required for the elevator shafts (i.e. hydraulic
elevator shafts) where the sprinkler is located no more than 610 mm (2 ft.) above
the bottom of the elevator pit. No shut-off valves are required for sprinklers
serving elevator shafts or elevator machine rooms by code; none will be provided.
Water curtains will be provided and designed in accordance with NFPA 13 as
required (Laboratory Building). At a minimum, water curtains shall be provided at
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Sprinkler protection will be provided in all flammable gas cabinets.
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the glass separation between all lab/office zones, at the glass separation at Stairs
th
#9 and #10 and at the glass separation between the 4 floor and atrium (Corridor
1.6.1.b Materials and

Equipment
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Piping for wet pipe sprinkler system will be Schedule 40.
All piping, fittings,
devices and their installation will comply with the requirements of NFPA 13.
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All pendent sprinklers shall be installed on return bends, connected to the top of
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branchlines in order to prevent the accumulation of sediment in the sprinkler
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drops.
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All material and equipment will be UL listed for fire protection service.
CONSTRUCTION
AGENCY
1.6.2
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Preaction Sprinkler
Systems
Single interlock preaction sprinkler systems will be provided in the computer lab
spaces (as identified in Design Criteria Table below), the specialized wet lab
spaces (not yet specifically defined) of the Laboratory Building, the Connecting
Tunnel and Hub Building.
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enter the piping network when the electronic detection system (heat detection)
activates, operates the solenoid valve and opens the preaction valve.
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A single-interlock preaction system is arranged so that water is only allowed to
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zone with an independent preaction valve assembly located as close as possible

to the protected space.
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Each space protected with a preaction system will be provided as a separate
1.6.2.a Design Criteria
All spaces protected by preaction sprinkler systems will be designed and installed
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Design
Density
lpm/m2
(gpm/ft2)
Design
Area
m2
2
(ft )
Area per
Sprinkler
m2
2
(ft )
Hose
Stream
lpm
(gpm)
4.1
(0.10)
139
(1500)
20.9
(225)
379
(100)
Specialized Wet Lab Spaces (to be

defined)
12.2
(0.30)
232
(2500)
or
Room
9.3
(100)
1893
(500)
Connecting Tunnel & Hub Building
6.1
(0.15)
139
(1500)
12.1
(130)
946
(250)
Occupancy/Area
Computer Lab Spaces; including,
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in accordance with the following sprinkler design criteria:
1.
Legible Interfaces Lab
2.
Augmented Reality Lab
3.
High Performance
Computing lab
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Sprinkler types provided for the various spaces within the building will be as
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identified in the following table:
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Occupancy/ Area
Response
Class.
Style
Finish
Quick
Concealed
Pendent
White
Standard
Pendent
Chrome
Temp
Orifice
mm (in)
C (F)
13
(0.50)
68
(155)
14
(0.53)
68
(155)
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All areas except as

Specialized Wet Lab
Areas and other Extra
Hazard Spaces w/
ceilings
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Response
Class.
Style
Finish
Specialized Wet Lab

Areas and other Extra
Hazard Spaces w/o
ceilings
Standard
Upright
Areas without ceilings
Standard
Upright
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Occupancy/ Area
1.6.2.b Materials and Equipment
Temp
Orifice
mm (in)
C (F)
Brass
14
(0.53)
68
(155)
Brass
13
(0.50)
141
(286)
Piping for preaction sprinkler systems will be Schedule 40, galvanized steel.
All pendent sprinklers shall be installed on return bends, connected to the top
of branchlines in order to prevent the accumulation of sediment in the sprinkler
drops. This is also required for pendent sprinklers installed on preaction
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air compressor(s) via an air maintenance device(s). The air pressure shall
water into the system piping. The air also serves as the supervisory medium
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maintain the system preaction deluge valve in the closed position, allowing no
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The preaction sprinkler systems will be pressurized with air generated by an
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systems in accordance with NFPA 13.
for monitoring leaks or breaks in the preaction system piping.
DISCIPLINE
ENGINEER
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Riser mounted air compressors will be provided for each of the preaction
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sprinkler systems. A listed regenerative air dryer shall be provided for each
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compressed air supply to remove the moisture from the air, thereby
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minimizing internal pipe corrosion and extending the life of the piping.
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Preaction system piping will be pitched as required by NFPA 13.
CONSTRUCTION
AGENCY
1.7
DATE:
OPERATIONS
Dry Chemical extinguisher capacities will be 4.54 kg (10 lb) with a UL rating of
DATE:
BY:
4A:60B:C.
Electrical equipment areas and telephone equipment rooms will be provided
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with CO2 portable fire extinguishers.

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All areas will be provided with multi-purpose dry-chemical (Class ABC)

extinguishers, except as noted below.
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Portable Fire Extinguishers
CO2 extinguisher capacities will be 4.54 kg (10 lb) with a UL rating of 10B:C.

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in accordance with NFPA 10:
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Lab and Lab Support Spaces
15 m (50 ft.)
Mechanical/Electrical Spaces
15 m (50 ft.)
Storage Areas
15 m (50 ft.)
Shop Areas
15 m (50 ft.)
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Open Issues
The following open issues need to be resolved for the fire protection systems:
1.
areas), further discussion is required to determine if all of these

spaces are required to be protected with preaction systems or only
specific rooms of these types.
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2.
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Computer Labs. This protection is an option, but is not specifically
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required. SAES-B-014 Section 8.1 indicates that fixed gaseous fire
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suppression is not required in new facilities that are designed to meet
CONSTRUCTION
AGENCY
the remainder of the standard SAES-B-014. This is also repeated in

SAES-B-017 Section 6.5. At this time gaseous suppression (clean
DATE:
OPERATIONS
agent, CO2) is not being included for any spaces as it was not
specifically required in the DBSP document and has not been
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specifically required by Aramco.
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Gaseous clean agent fire suppression (specifically FM-200) has been

indicated in the room data sheets for Rack Room areas in the
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While
some spaces have been defined (specifically in the Computing lab
DISCIPLINE
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The DBSP states that Preaction systems shall be provided in the

computer lab spaces and the specialized wet lab spaces.
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23 m (75 ft.)
The extinguishers will be UL listed for fire protection service.

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Extinguishers will located to be reachable within the following travel distances

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