Modeling Storage Occupancies Under Sloped Ceilings
Noah Ryder, Custom Spray Solutions, Inc.
Kenneth Isman, National Fire Sprinkler Association
Victoria Valentine, National Fire Sprinkler Association

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NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, doesn't provide guidance when a storage occupancy has a sloped ceiling over 2 in 12. This presentation will review modeling done to begin determining criteria for sprinklers where such conditions exist. The goal is to determine the number and location of sprinklers likely to operate during the fire. In addition, the necessary discharge criteria for the sprinklers to control or suppress the fire below will be analyzed.