AS 2118.

2—1995

Australian Standard

Automatic fire sprinkler systems

Part 2: Wall wetting sprinklers

(Drenchers)
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 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee FP/4, Automatic Sprinkler
Installations. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
13 January 1995 and published on 5 April 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee FP/4:

Asset Services, Department of Administrative Services
Australian Building Codes Board
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Chamber of Manufactures
Australian Fire Authorities Council
Australian Fire Protection Association
Australian Water and Sewerage Authorities
Commonwealth Fire Board
CSIRO — Division of Building, Construction and Engineering
Department of Defence
Fire Protection Industry Association of Australia
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Insurance Council of Australia
Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association of Victoria
Melbourne Water
New Zealand Fire Equipment Association
New Zealand Fire Protection Association
Telecom Australia
The Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
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 AS 2118.2—1995

Australian Standard

Automatic fire sprinkler systems

Part 2: Wall wetting sprinklers

(Drenchers)
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PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 9649 X
 AS 2118.2—1995 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee FP/4 on Automatic Sprinkler Installations, to be Part 2 of AS 2118.
This Standard is the result of a consensus among Australian and New Zealand representatives
on the Joint Committee to produce it as an Australian Standard.
This Standard specifies performance requirements for wall wetting sprinklers and provides,
in Appendices, methods of assessing the area requiring protection on a performance basis.
It should be noted that this method of assessing areas requiring protection does not override
the requirements of the BCA.
The revisions to AS 2118 have included Standards Australia’s requirements to keep product
and installation Standards separate. When complete the series will comprise:
AS
2118 Automatic fire sprinkler systems
Part 1: Standard
Part 2: Wall wetting sprinklers (Drenchers)
Part 3: Deluge
Part 4: Residential
Part 5: Domestic
Part 6: Combined sprinkler and hydrant
Part 9: Piping support and installation
Part 10: Approval documentation

4118 Fire sprinkler systems

Part 1.1: Components — Sprinklers and sprayers
Part 1.2: Components — Alarm valves (wet)
Part 1.3: Components — Water motor alarms
Part 1.4: Components — Valve monitors
Part 1.5: Components — Deluge and pre-action valves
Part 1.6: Components — Stop valves and non-return valves
Part 1.7: Components — Alarm valves (dry)
Part 1.8: Components — Pressure reducing valves
Part 1.9: Components — Accelerators and exhausters
Part 2.1: Piping— General
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The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.

First publi shed as AS 2118.2— 1995.

 3 AS 2118.2—1995

CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... ......... 5
1.2 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS . . . . . . . . . . .. .... ... ...... ... 5
1.3 INTERPRETATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ... . . .. .. .. .. 5
1.4 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS . . . .. .. .. .. . .. ....... 5
1.5 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. ... .... 5
1.6 TYPES OF SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 6
SECTION 2 SYSTEM DESIGN
2.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 SEALED WALL WETTING SPRINKLER SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 OPEN WALL WETTING SPRINKLER SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS ON SYSTEM . . 7
2.5 MINIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.6 AREA TO BE PROTECTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.7 SHIELDING OF WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.8 SPACING OF WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.9 DISTANCE OF WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS FROM THE PROTECTED
SURFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10 SEALED WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.11 OPEN WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SECTION 3 WATER SUPPLIES
3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 PROVING OF WATER SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 FIRE BRIGADE BOOSTER CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.5 PRESSURE LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.6 MINIMUM CAPACITY OF RESERVOIRS AND TANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.7 PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.8 TOWN MAINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SECTION 4 PUMPSET INSTALLATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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5.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... ....... 14

5.2 INSTALLATION CONTROL ASSEMBLIES . . . . . . . . .. .. .... . ....... 14
5.3 EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..... .. ... .. 14
5.4 LOCATION PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. ... 14
SECTION 6 PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

APPENDICES
A REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B A METHOD OF ASSESSING THE AREA REQUIRING PROTECTION . . . . . . 17
C DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE TEST FOR WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . 23
D DETERMINATION OF THE AREA OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E DETERMINATION OF RADIANT HEAT OPERATION
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEALED WALL WETTING SPRINKLERS . . . . . . . . 31
F WIRING SYSTEMS RATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
 AS 2118.2—1995 4

FOREWORD

Fire can spread from one building (source) to a nearby building (receiver) if the heat radiated
by the source impinges on a window of the receiver at sufficient levels to cause breakage of
the glazing or ignition of combustibles inside the receiver.
The analogy of source and receiver buildings can be applied to internal situations such as
buildings with atria where the atrium is the source and its perimeter the receiver on which
wall wetting sprinklers are required.
Research on the behaviour of glazing under radiant heat conditions and its ability to protect
openings has shown that when water is sprayed onto a glass surface it can reduce the radiant
heat passing through that surface to safe levels.
The purpose of wall wetting sprinkler systems is to provide the necessary water spray on
elements, such as windows, to mitigate the effects of radiant heat from nearby fires.
It is envisaged that wall wetting sprinklers will generally be of a glass bulb type. Given the
wide range of piping configurations, it is recommended that full hydraulic calculations be
used for these systems.
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Automatic fire sprinkler systems

Part 2: Wall wetting sprinklers (Drenchers)

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies minimum requirements for wall wetting sprinkler
systems intended to automatically provide external protection to windows, doors, and walls
from exposure to fire where the anticipated radiant heat flux from a fire-source feature is
10 kW/m 2 or greater. It does not apply to manually-operated systems.
Appendices provide methods of assessing the area requiring protection and detail a test
procedure for assessment of the operating characteristics of wall wetting sprinklers when
exposed to radiant heat.

1.2 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS Any alternative materials, designs, methods
of assembly, and procedures that do not comply with the specific requirements of this
Standard, or are not mentioned in it, but give equivalent results to those specified, are not
necessarily prohibited. Advice on such matters can be sought from Standards Australia, but
the specified approval remains the prerogative of the regulatory authority.

1.3 INTERPRETATIONS Questions concerning the meaning, the application, or effect

of any part of this Standard may be forwarded to Standards Australia for referral to the
appropriate committee. The authority of that committee is limited to matters of
interpretations and it will not adjudicate in disputes.

1.4 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS A list of referenced and related

documents is given in Appendix A.

1.5 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS 2484.1,
AS 2484.2, AS 3500.0 and those below apply.
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1.5.1 Assumed area of operation (wall wetting sprinkler system)— the area protected by
an array of fire wall wetting sprinklers prescribed for design purposes.
1.5.2 External opening — any doorway, window, wall or roof construction having an FRL
of less than -/60/-.
1.5.3 Fire compartment — means—
(a) the total space of a building; or
(b) any part thereof separated from the remainder by walls and floors each having an FRL
of not less than that required for a fire wall for that type of construction and where all
openings in the separating construction are protected in accordance with the relevant
Part.
1.5.4 Fire-source feature —means —
(a) the far boundary of a road adjoining the allotment;
(b) a side or rear boundary of the allotment; or

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