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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2006
James E. Golinveaux, N. Kingstown, RI (US);
David J. Leblanc, Uxbridge, MA (US);
James E. Golinveaux, N. Kingstown, RI (US);
David J. Leblanc, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Tyco Fire Products LP, Lansdale, PA (US);
Abstract
A ceiling-only dry sprinkler system configured to address a storage occupancy fire event with a sprinkler operational area sufficient in size to surround and drownafire. The system and method preferably provide for the surround anddrowneffect by activating one or more initial sprinklers, delaying fluid flow to the initial activated sprinklers for a defined delay period to permit the thermal activation of a subsequent-one or more sprinklers so as.to form the preferred sprinklerOperationaloperationalarea. The sprinklers of the operational area are preferably:configured so as toproviderprovidesufficient fluid volume and cooling to address the fire event with a surround and drown configuration,.The defined delay period is of a defined period having a maximum and a minimum. The preferred sprinkler system is adapted for fire protection of storage commodities and provides aceiling onlyceiling-onlysystem that eliminates or otherwise minimizes the economicdisadvantagedisadvantagesand design penaltiesofcurrent dry sprinkler systemdesigndesigns.