CHILLER FIRE FIGHTING

Pressure Drop
Pipe Size ORDINARY
Flow Range (GPM) Range (of LIGHT HAZARD
(Inch) HAZARD
water / 100 ft)

NO. OF NO. OF
From To DIA (MM)
Sprinklers
DIA (MM)
Sprinklers

0 2 1/2 0-4 25 2 25 2

3 4 3/4 2.5 - 4 32 3 32 3

5 7.5 1 2-4 38 5 38 5

8 16 1 1/4 1.25 - 4 50 10 50 10

17 24 1 1/2 2-4 65 20 65 30

25 48 2 1.5 - 4 80 40 80 60

49 77 2 1/2 2-4 100 100 100

78 140 3 1.5 - 4 160 275 160

141 280 4 1.25 - 4

281 500 5 1.5 - 4 WATER SUPPLY

SIZE PD /
501 800 6 1.75 - 4 GPM
(INCH) 100FT
801 1700 8 1-4 1/2 0-2 0-4
1701 2500 10 1.25 - 2.75
3/4 3-4 2.5-4
2501 3600 12 1.25 - 2.25 1 5-7.5 2-4

3601 4200 14 1.25 - 2 1 1/4 8-16 1.25-4

4201 5500 16 1 - 1.75 1 1/2 17-24 2-4

5501 7000 18 0.9 - 1.5 2 25-48 1.5-4

7001 9000 20 0.0 - 1.25 2 1/2 49-77 2-4

9001 13000 24 0.6 - 1 3 78-140 1.5-4

4 141-280 1.25-4

5 281-500 1.5-4

6 501-800 1.25-4

8 801-1700 1-4

10 1701-2500 1.25-2.75

12 2501-3600 1.25-2.25

14 3601-4200 1.25-2

16 4201-5500 1-1.75

18 5501-7000 0.9-1.5

20 7001-9000 0.8-1.25
24 9001-13000 0.6-1.25