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injury
What
is
the
life
expectancy
of
a
fire
sprinkler
system?
VdS
20-‐year
long
survey
of
corrosion
in
sprinkler
systems:
Class I -‐ Li.le damage is found the pipe array should just be flushed.
Class II -‐ Medium damage is found, so that some but not all pipes show
Class III -‐ Considerable corrosion and deposits the complete pipe array or parts
¡ Class
I
¡ Indianapolis
¡ Class
I
¡ Minneapolis
¡ Dry
system
Generalized
MIC
Generalized
Corrosion,
also
known
as
rust,
requires
3
things:
1) Water
2) Iron
3) Oxygen
Generalized
Corrosion
Cell
(Rust
reac3on)
T h e
t e r m
M i c r o b i o l o g i c a l l y
influenced
corrosion
(MIC)
is
used
to
designate
corrosion
due
to
the
presence
and
ac:vi:es
of
bacteria.
Corrosion
Air
Water
Interface
Line
Trapped
Air
Causes:
•
Increased
Generalized
Corrosion
•
Be.er
MIC
environment
•
Unnecessary
False
Flow
Alarms
Why
is
trapped
air
a
problem
now?
System
Design.
Removing
Trapped
Oxygen
Air
Vents
automa:cally
vent
the
trapped
air
in
the
wet
fire
sprinkler
system.
This
eliminates
the
corrosion
oxygen
trapped
in
the
line.
Air
Vent
Corrosion
flourishes
in
Dry
and
Pre-‐ac3on
systems
because
they
are
NEVER
100%
DRY.
Dryer
AMD
Air
Compressor
Nitrogen
Storage
Tank
(98%+
N2)
Dry
Systems