OBJECTIVES OF THE ENGINEERING REPORT The aim of this engineering report is to aid my fellow mechanical engineers to learn an approach on the design, installation, operation and maintenance of fire sprinkler system for a dormitory.ģ. factories, process lines, retail outlets, petrol stations etc).Ģ. However, outside 138 of the US and Canada, sprinklers are rarely mandated by building codes for normal hazard occupancies which do not have large numbers of occupants (e.g. Over the years, fire sprinklers have become mandatory safety equipment in certain occupancies, including, but not limited to newly constructed hospitals, schools, hotels and other public buildings, subject to the local building codes and enforcement. A sprinkler system is usually about 1% to 1.5% of the total building cost, or 3% to 5% of the total electrical and mechanical services installation cost.
This annual premium reduction, together with the much less anticipated loss in case of fire, help encourage the building owner to spend an initial amount of money to install sprinkler systems. as required by the insurance company, are also installed.
This premium reduction could be as high as 45%, provided that other fire safety features such as compartmentation, portable fire extinguishing equipment etc. The fire insurance company offers an annual premium reduction to the building owner for a properly installed with an automatic sprinkler system. Throughout this 135 years, many rules, codes, regulations and standards have been produced for automatic sprinkler installations, firstly started by the fire insurance associations and later by national authorities. However it was until 1874 when Henry S Parmelee of Connecticut of USA produced the first widely used automatic sprinkler with heat sensitive device, that sprinklers became widely used for fire protection. Major A Stewart Harrison of the First Engineer Volunteers of London invented the first sprinkler in 1864. Although historically only used in factories and large commercial buildings, home and small building systems are now available at a cost-effective price. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply system, providing adequate pressure and flow rate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. DESIGN, INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM 1.