VdS

VdS Guidelines for Water Spray Systems

2109en

Planning and Installation

VdS 2109en : 2018-01 (05)

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VdS 2109: 2018-01 (05) Water Spray Systems, Planning and Installation

VdS Guidelines for Water Spray Systems

Planning and Installation
Contents
Disclaimer ................................................................................................................ 7
General ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Scope .................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 8
1.3 Description ............................................................................................................ 9
1.4 Approval ................................................................................................................ 9
1.5 Normative references.......................................................................................... 11
Definitions.............................................................................................................. 13
Project planning and documentation ................................................................. 18
3.1 General ............................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Basic considerations ........................................................................................... 18
3.3 Preparation stage................................................................................................ 19
3.4 Planning stage .................................................................................................... 19
3.5 Start of the installation process........................................................................... 23
Fire compartments and exemptions from the scope of protection ................. 23
4.1 Necessary exemptions from the protection by water spray systems ................. 23
4.2 Fire compartmentation and separation ............................................................... 24
Dimensioning ........................................................................................................ 24
5.1 Parameters ......................................................................................................... 24
5.2 Determination of the total area of operation ....................................................... 25
5.3 Water mist systems............................................................................................. 26
Water spray systems for buildings and installations of special type and use .....27
6.1 Woodworking and timber-processing industries ................................................. 27
6.2 Conveyor belts .................................................................................................... 28
6.3 Cable ducts ......................................................................................................... 28
6.4 Transformers with oil cooling .............................................................................. 30
6.5 Power plants ....................................................................................................... 32
6.6 Combustible liquids ............................................................................................. 32
6.7 Drying hoods of paper machines ........................................................................ 33
6.8 Exposure protection of aboveground tanks storing combustible liquids............. 33
6.9 Theaters, stages and similar locations for events and productions.................... 35
Water supply – General ........................................................................................ 35
7.1 Suitability ............................................................................................................. 35
7.2 Connection of other consumers to the water supply .......................................... 36
7.3 Installation site of water supply system components.......................................... 38
7.4 Testing and measuring equipment ..................................................................... 39
7.5 Discharge tests at water supplies ....................................................................... 40
7.6 Pressure test of the water supply ....................................................................... 40

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Selection of water supply..................................................................................... 41

8.1 General ............................................................................................................... 41
8.2 Public water supply ............................................................................................. 41
8.3 Water tanks ......................................................................................................... 42
8.4 Natural and artificial water sources..................................................................... 49
8.5 Pressure tank serving as the only water supply ................................................. 53
Pumps .................................................................................................................... 55
9.1 General ............................................................................................................... 55
9.2 Layouts with several pumps ............................................................................... 56
9.3 Installation site for pumpsets .............................................................................. 56
9.4 Max. temperature of the water supply ................................................................ 57
9.5 Valves and accessories ...................................................................................... 57
9.6 Delivery conditions .............................................................................................. 57
9.7 Performance assessment ................................................................................... 59
9.8 Electrically driven pumps .................................................................................... 60
9.9 Diesel engine driven pumps ............................................................................... 67
Selection and types of actuation ......................................................................... 73
10.1 General ............................................................................................................... 73
10.2 Layout of non-electric fire detection equipment .................................................. 74
10.3 Hydraulic release ................................................................................................ 74
10.4 Pneumatic release .............................................................................................. 75
10.5 Electrical triggering and monitoring .................................................................... 75
10.6 Manual release elements .................................................................................... 75
10.7 Functional test of the water spray system .......................................................... 76
10.8 Electric cables ..................................................................................................... 76
Layout and types of nozzles ................................................................................ 76
11.1 General ............................................................................................................... 76
11.2 Nozzle applications ............................................................................................. 77
11.3 Layout of nozzles for building and room protection ............................................ 77
11.4 Layout of nozzles for local application protection ............................................... 79
Special installation instructions .......................................................................... 80
12.1 General ............................................................................................................... 80
12.2 Water spray systems with smoke and heat exhaust .......................................... 80
12.3 Frost protection ................................................................................................... 80
Valves ..................................................................................................................... 81
13.1 Water spray valve stations .................................................................................. 81
13.2 Stop valves ......................................................................................................... 81
13.3 not applicable ...................................................................................................... 81
13.4 Drain valves ........................................................................................................ 81
13.5 Test equipment ................................................................................................... 81
13.6 Flushing connections .......................................................................................... 82
13.7 Gauge ................................................................................................................. 82
Alarms and alarm equipment............................................................................... 82
14.1 Alarm bells or internal electrical alarm ................................................................ 82
14.2 Alarm transmission equipment to permanently manned locations ..................... 85
Pipes....................................................................................................................... 85
15.1 General ............................................................................................................... 85
15.2 Pipe supports ...................................................................................................... 90
15.3 Pipe supports for pipeworks for fire detection elements ..................................... 97

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Signs, warnings, and information ....................................................................... 97

16.1 General plan ....................................................................................................... 97
16.2 Signs and warnings............................................................................................. 98
Commissioning and approval inspections ...................................................... 100
17.1 Commissioning inspections .............................................................................. 100
17.2 Installation certificate and documentation ........................................................ 101
17.3 Flooding test ..................................................................................................... 102
Maintenance of operational readiness ............................................................. 102
18.1 General ............................................................................................................. 102
18.2 Procedure after release of the system .............................................................. 104
18.3 Control programme for the operator ................................................................. 104
18.4 Maintenance programme by the VdS-approved installer ................................. 108
Monitoring of water spray systems .................................................................. 112
19.1 Stop valves ....................................................................................................... 113
19.2 Fill level ............................................................................................................. 113
19.3 Pressure ............................................................................................................ 113
19.4 Power supply .................................................................................................... 113
19.5 Pipes ................................................................................................................. 113
19.6 Detection lines .................................................................................................. 114
19.7 Pump of water spray system ............................................................................ 114
19.8 Equipment room of the extinguishing system ................................................... 114
19.9 Fault indication .................................................................................................. 114
19.10 Power supply of the monitoring system ............................................................ 114
19.11 Power supply through the electrical network .................................................... 114
19.12 Power supply by batteries ................................................................................. 115
19.13 Requirements for components of monitoring equipment .................................. 115
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Methods for hydraulic calculation and design of the pipework ......... 117
G.1 Calculation of pressure loss in the pipework .................................................... 117
G.2 Hydraulically calculated systems ...................................................................... 121
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Approved components ............................................................................... 122
I.1 Components to be approved ............................................................................ 122
I.2 Components for which no approval is required ................................................ 123
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Proportioning of foam concentrates in water spray systems ............ 124

M.0 General ............................................................................................................. 124
M.1 Functional test of alarm devices ....................................................................... 124
M.2 Foam concentrate proportioning equipment ..................................................... 124
M.3 Foam concentrate pumps ................................................................................. 125
M.4 Foam concentrate ............................................................................................. 125
M.5 Foam concentrate tank ..................................................................................... 126
M.6 Foam concentrate pipes and foam-water mix pipes ......................................... 127
M.7 Pressure loss calculation for foam concentrate pipes ...................................... 128
M.8 Disposal ............................................................................................................ 129
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Form - Concealed pipes .......................................................................... 130
Requirements of building material and fire resistance classes
and their classification according to DIN 4102 and DIN EN 13501 ..... 131
R.1 Principles .......................................................................................................... 131
R.2 Combustibility of construction materials ........................................................... 131
R.3 Fire resistance of components .......................................................................... 133
Combustion heat of insulating materials of cables and wires
(acc. to VdS 2134) .................................................................................... 137
S.1 General ............................................................................................................. 137
S.2 Scope ................................................................................................................ 137
S.3 Application of the tables .................................................................................... 138
Notification of installation for fire extinguishing systems .................. 142