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S-12 Sprinkler Systems Exam Questionsand Answers
Antifreeze Sprinkler System - Answer- A wet pipe sprinkler system employing automatic
sprinklers that are attached to a piping system that contains an antifreeze solution and is connected to a water supply. The antifreeze solution is discharged, followed by water,
immediately upon operation of sprinklers opened by heat from a fire
Combination Standpipe And Sprinkler System - Answer- A system where the water piping services both 2 ½" outlets for FD use and outlets for automatic sprinklers
Deluge Sprinkler System - Answer- A sprinkler system employing open sprinklers that are attached to a piping system that is connected to a water supply through a valve that is opened by the operation of a detection system installed in the same areas as the sprinklers. When this valve opens, water flows into the piping system and discharges from all sprinklers attached.
Dry Pipe Sprinkler System - Answer- A sprinkler system employing automatic sprinklers that are attached to a piping system containing air or nitrogen under pressure. The release of the air or nitrogen, (as from the opening of a sprinkler) results in the water pressure opening a valve known as a dry pipe valve, resulting in the flow of water into the piping system and out of the fused sprinklers heads.
Fire Alarm System - Answer- Any system, including any interconnected fire alarm sub-
system, of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices
Fire Extinguishing System - Answer- Approved devices, equipment and system of devices and equipment which detects a fire and discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in the area of a fire. Such term includes automatic systems and, where such systems are authorized by this code or the building code, manually activated systems
Fire Protection System - Answer- Approved devices, equipment and systems or combinations of systems used to detect a fire, activate an alarm, extinguish or control a fire, control or manage smoke and products of a fire or any combination thereof, including fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, sprinkler systems and standpipe systems
Hydraulically Calculated Systems - Answer- A method of sizing automatic sprinkler piping using a prescribed amount of water to be distributed over a specific area
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