With a wide diversity of models and manufacturers of fire protection equipment on the market, this course is unable to provide a detailed and comprehensive overview of all of the possible variations involved in designing an automated fire protection system. Instead, we will cover the most basic and commonly used systems. In this course the various piping, mechanical, and electrical components of these systems will be discussed: fire detection, alarming, supervisory, suppression, and total extinguishing systems.

Topics: - Wet, Dry, Deluge, Pre-Action, Combined Systems - Other Common Types of Automated Systems - Basic Design Approach to System Implementation - Prescriptive-based Design vs Performance-based Design - Use of BIM and fire modeling in the design process - Water supply sources for a sprinkler system - Characteristics of automatic sprinkler systems - Basic components of automatic sprinkler systems - Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements for fire protection systems - Some Hydraulic Calculations used in Fire System Design - Valve Types used in Fire Protection - Supervisory, Alarming, and Control Devices - NFPA Code used in the design of Fire Protection Systems.

Intended Audience: This course is intended for Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Environmental, Construction-related, Water Resources, and other engineers whose job description may require a general knowledge of automated fire protection systems.