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Victaulic has announced that it will expand its Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania facility to increase production capacity and meet the demands of its North American customer base.
Following planning and design best practices can enhance fire pump systems’ reliability, resilience and effectiveness.
July 1, 2024
A building’s fire protection system may require fire pumps and associated equipment. Engineers should follow these planning and design best practices to protect against various risk factors and ensure reliability during emergencies.
Pilot-operated automatic control valves, friction loss and redundancy.
June 3, 2024
When specifying pilot-operated automatic control valves for a fire sprinkler system, make sure to correctly calculate the friction loss. You’ll also need to determine if the automatic control valve should be configured for redundancy.
An uncommon fire protection problem with a straightforward solution.
June 3, 2024
Unreliable water pressure from a 1,000 gallons/minute pump serving an underground fire protection loop and connected to a 10-inch municipal water main precipitated the addition of a 250,000-gallon water storage tank to a research facility’s fire protection system.
Often it is used to allow responders to isolate a portion of the fire sprinkler system should an activation or failure occur.
June 3, 2024
These devices are used to shut portions of the fire sprinkler system off for maintenance or repair work without taking the entire system offline, endangering building occupants in case of fire. While not required in all circumstances, they should be considered as another fire safety mechanism.
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