FIREFIGHTING DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Chapter-1
Fundamentals in Fire Fighting
Fire Fighting Design concepts & scope
Overview of Building safety codes for Safety-NFPA, IBC & QCDD.
Fire Triangle concepts & cause of fire.
Types of system & Equipment in Fire Fighting
Chapter-2
NFPA-10-Fire Extinguisher:
Types of Hazards
Fire Extinguisher types
PASS procedure
Fuel classifications
Application of fire extinguishers
Selections based on different fuel classifications
Chapter-3
NFPA-13-Sprinkler System:
Basics of sprinklers
Types of sprinklers
Types of sprinklers system
Wet sprinkler system
Dry sprinkler system
Pre-Action sprinkler system
Deluge sprinkler system
Characteristics of sprinklers
Classification of Hazards
Light Hazard
Ordinary Hazard Group-I
Ordinary Hazard Group-II
Extra Hazard Group-I
Extra Hazard Group-II
Sprinkler system arrangements
Gridded type arrangements
Tree type arrangements
Looped type arrangements
Sprinkler system Design
Pipe schedule method requirements, sample workouts
Hydraulic calculation methods, sample workouts
Hazen Williams Equation
Chapter-4
NFPA-14-Stand pipe system
Introduction & classes of stand pipe system
Types of stand pipes & usage
Stand pipe connections & pipe sizing
Flow rate and pressure requirements for design (Class-I, II, III)
Hose reel system, coverage distances
Fire Hydrants
Hydraulic calculation requirements
Chapter-5
NFPA-20-Fire Pumps
Introduction, design requirements
Type of pumps
Pump selection criteria & performance curve review
Accessories Site installation requirements (OS & Y Gate valve, Circulation relief valve, PRV, etc)
Pipes, accessories (Flow meter, relief valve, etc) sizing
Tank sizing & location (NFPA-22)
Chapter-6
NFPA-2001-Clean Agent System-FM 200
Agent properties & design methods
Working Mechanism
Total flooding system
Types of hazard & design concepts
Pipe sizing
Pipes, fittings & nozzles selections
Agent Quantity selection
Installation requirements
FM 200 components
Chapter-7
NFPA-12-Carbon Dioxide Management system
Agent properties, design methods
Working Mechanism
Total flooding system
Local application system
Pipe sizing
Pipes, fittings, nozzles selection
Agent Quantity selection
Installation requirements
CO2 system components
Chapter-8
NFPA-72-Fire Alarm system
Alarm devices & ideas of system
Manual & automatic detection
Smoke management system
Heat detection system
Flame detection system
Addressable system
Fire alarm system
Interfacing concepts
Chapter-9
Projects using Elite software
Chapter-10
Practical design issues & how to resolve those problems
