- Author
- Milke, J. A. | Bryan, J. L.
- Title
- Development of a Technique to Assess the Adequacy of the Municipal Water Supply for a Residential Sprinkler System.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD U.S. Fire Administration, Emmitsburg, MD
- Report
- NIST GCR 91-600, November 1991, 82 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NIST-GRANT-60NANB8D0814
- Keywords
- sprinkler systems | flow measurement | plumbing | residential buildings | water supply | sprinklers | residential sprinklers
- Abstract
- This research effort developed a technique to assess the adequacy of the municipal water supply for residential sprinkler systems installed in one- and two-family dwellings. This effort is a continuation of a recently completed project which investigated cost-effective techniques for alleviation deficiencies in the municipal water supply. In that effort, a need was identified to develop a technique to evaluate the adequacy of the municipal water supply. This report includes characterizing typical plumbing flow fixtures in residences to permit an analysis of the domestic water supply within a residence. Having characterized the residential flow devices, techniques to evaluate the domestic water supply are investigated. This investigation considers the feasibility of developing an inexpensive prototype apparatus with which to conduct the water supply evaluations. Based on the water supply evaluations, an assessment of the adequacy of typical domestic water systems are satisfying water demand requirements of residential sprinkler systems are documented. The water demand requirements for residential sprinkler systems were selected from the initial phase of this research which investigted techniques to alleviate water supply deficiencies.