Core courses

• BS 9999:2008 – Fire safety in design, management and use
• Sprinklers
• Canute – sprinkler software
• Fire Safety Order, Regs & Act
• Fire Safety Enforcement
• Fire risk assessment
• Auditing premises
• Building Regulations
• Fire engineering principles
• Fire marshal and fire warden

 

 

Course includes:

Continuing Professional Development

 

 

Support information

Sprinklers and water mist
Support information - sprinkler and water mist systems

 

FHC design revision/refresher content

BSEN 12845 - LPS 1048: Commercial Sprinklers

 

Revision Topics

The course will cover the following elements of full hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems design:

• Overview of relevant clauses/rules for roof level systems
• Design density and assumed maximum area of operation
• Basic hydraulic methodology
• Sprinkler head characteristics
• Pressure loss calculation in pipework and fittings

This module identifies and describes the basic design criterion including sprinkler system performance demands and introduces the hydraulic formulae for sprinkler heads and friction losses in pipework

Revision of basic FHC methodology

• Range pipe calculation with progressive exercises
• Balancing aspects at pipe junctions
• Balancing arrays with orifice plates
• Velocity constraints

Included in this Module are progressive exercises and examples by hand calculation using scientific calculators. It also introduces further formulae for the hydraulic balancing of piping networks

Revision of Terminal layout protocols

• Locations of assumed maximum area of operation’s
• Shapes of assumed maximum area of operation’s
• Determination of the number of sprinklers operating
• Introduction to hydraulic software
• Inputting and calculating the MRA & MFA of a terminal piping system
• Analysis of results

Revision of Water supply requirements

• Selecting a suitable water supply
• System curves, Q-max
• Driver power and NPSH required
• Water storage tank capacities
• Suction pipe sizing, NPSH calculation

Revision of Looped piping layout protocols

• AMAO design variations for looped distribution main and gridded systems
• Inputting and calculating the MRA of a gridded piping system
• Proving calculation principles
• Inputting and calculating the MFA of a gridded piping system
• Analysis of results and system curve

Revision of Storage protection with roof level sprinklers

• Categorization of goods stored
• Storage methods and height limitations
• Storage material factors and special hazards
• Analysis of design density and AMAO requirements

Revision of Storage protection with intermediate sprinklers

• Intermediate level sprinkler spacing and location
• Hydraulic requirements of intermediate sprinklers
• Determination of the number of intermediate sprinklers operating
• Full calculation & analysis of a pre-inputted roof & rack system

ESFR alternative

• Suitability and storage applications
• Building construction restrictions
• Sprinkler location & limitations
• AMNOSO and water supply requirements

Final documentation

• Pump manufacturers data sheets
• Installers water supply system curves
• Installation notice and schedule of technical data