The sprinkler deflector orientations investigated were parallel to the inclined roof and parallel to the floor surface.
Fire sprinklers alternative for vaulted ceiling without attic.
Nfpa 13 installation of sprinkler systems the standard for the installation of automatic sprinkler systems never specifically addresses whether or not an attic requires sprinkler protection.
Figures have been added to the standard to illustrate the insulation practice using tenting insulation as an acceptable alternative to antifreeze.
Areas must be separated by a minimum of 15 feet 4 6 m by an area protected by bb sd or hip sprinklers in order to be considered separate.
Appendix a tfp610 figure 20.
Attics with or without storage 01.
An alternative sprinkler solution.
Unheated attic spaces to cover sprinkler piping completely with insulation.
Nfpa 13d does not require the following areas to have sprinkler systems.
The sprinkler types that were studied included quick response ordinary temperature standard response and high temperature sprinklers.
Vk660 model v hip specific application attic sprinkler vk697 attic upright specific application sprinkler 5 6k vk696 attic upright specific application sprinkler 4 2k.
Sprinkler heads may be mounted on walls as opposed to ceilings.
Ceiling clearances applied distance from top of storage to ceiling were 10 feet and 20 feet.