Viking SIN VK500 Technical Data

De cem ber 10, 2004
1. PRO DUCT NAME
Vi king Model S-1 Early Sup pres sion
Fast Re sponse Pen dent Sprin klers
(K = 14.0)
• Sprin kler Base P/N 10284 (SIN VK500†)
FM and LPCB Ap proved and UL/C-UL
Listed (With out an ejec tor spring)
• Sprin kler Base P/N 11350 (SIN VK500†)
FM and VdS Ap proved (With an ejec -
tor spring)
Avail able since 2000.
†The Sprin kler Iden ti fi ca tion Num ber (SIN) is
stamped on the sprin kler deflector.
2. MAN U FAC TURER
The Vi king Cor po ra tion
210 N. In dus trial Park Road
Hastings, Mich i gan 49058 USA
Tele phone: (269) 945-9501
(877) 384-5464
Fax: (269) 945-9599
e-mail: techsvcs@vikingcorp.com
3. PRO DUCT DE SCRIP TION
Vi king Early Sup pres sion Fast Re -
sponse (ESFR) Pendent Sprin kler SIN
VK500 is a fast re sponse fus ible el e -
ment type sprin kler de signed for early
fire sup pres sion.
With a 14.0 nom i nal K-Factor and spe -
cial de flec tor, this sprin kler pro duces
large, high-momentum wa ter drop lets in
Sprin kler Temp.
Clas si fi ca tion
Ordinary
10
In ter me di ate
NPT Thread
Pen dent De flec tor
Size
Inch
Fast Re sponse
Fus ible Element
3/4
Ap proved Tem per a ture Rat ings
A - 165 °F (74 °C)
1
Based on NFPA-13. Other lim its may ap ply, de pend ing on fire load ing, sprin kler lo ca tion, and other re quire ments of the Au thor ity Hav ing
Ju ris dic tion. Re fer to spe cific in stal la tion stan dards.
2
The tem per a ture rat ing is stamped on the de flec tor.
3
Base part num ber shown. For com plete part num ber, re fer to Vi king's cur rent price sched ule.
4
This chart shows listings and ap provals avail able at the time of print ing.
5
Re fer to the latest standards of NFPA 13, appli ca ble FM Global Loss Pre ven tion Data Sheets, LPCB Loss Prevention Standards, and the latest
standards of Verband der Sachversicherer.
6
Met ric K-Factor shown is for use w hen pres sure is mea sured in kPa. When pres sure is measured in BAR, mul ti ply the met ric K-Factor shown by 10.0.
7
Listed by Un der writers Lab o ra tories Inc. for use in the U.S. and Can ada.
8
Ac cepted for use, City of New York De part ment of Build ings, MEA 89-92-E, Vol. XVIII.
9
The intermediate temperature rating is available for Sprinkler Base Part Number 10284 only.
Note: Units of mea sure in pa ren the ses may be ap prox i ma tions.
Form No. F_060198
TECH NI CAL DATA
a hemi spheric pat tern be low the de flec -
tor. This per mits pen e tra tion of the fire
plume and di rect wet ting of the burn ing
fuel sur face while cool ing the at mo -
sphere early in the de vel op ment of a
high-challenge fire.
Vi king SIN VK500 ESFR Pen dent Sprin -
klers may be used in the pro tec tion of or -
di nary types of stor age. How ever, they
are pri mar ily in tended to pro tect the fol -
low ing types of stor age, which tend to
pro duce se vere-challenge
palletized and solid pile stor age and sin -
gle, dou ble, mul ti ple row, and por ta ble
rack stor age (no open-top con tain ers or
solid shelves).
Vi king ESFR Pen dent SIN VK500 Sprin -
klers pro vide pro tec tion of most com -
mon stor age ma te ri als, in clud ing:
• En cap su lated
Class I, II, III, and IV com mod i ties*.
• Cartoned and uncartoned un ex pand -
ed plas tics*.
• Cartoned and uncartoned ex panded
plas tics*.
In ad di tion, some stor age ar range ments
of rolled pa per, aero sols, and rub ber
tires may be pro tected by Vi king ESFR
Pen dent Sprin kler SIN VK500.
Nom i nal Tem per a ture
2
Rat ing (Fusing Point)
165 °F (74 °C)
205 °F (96 °C)
Ap proval Chart
Vi king ESFR Pen dent Sprin kler SIN VK500
Sprin kler Base
SIN
3
Part Number
mm
10284 VK500 14.0
20
11350 VK500
9
B - 205 °F (96 °C)
fires:
or unencapsulated
Max i mum Am bi ent
Ceil ing Tem per a ture
100 °F (38 °C)
150 °F (65 °C)
Nom i nal
K-Factor
6
U.S. met ric FM
– A1, B1
– 20,2 A1
Ap proved Fin ish
Foot notes
Re places sprin kler page 120 a-d, dated Feb ru ary 20, 2004
(referenced NFPA 13 ex cep tions to ESFR sprin kler spac ing rules).
Sprin kler 120 a
ESFR PEN DENT SPRIN KLERS
SIN VK500 (K = 14.0)
Sprin kler Base Part No. 10284
(Shown with or di nary tem per a ture
rated el e ment.) Sprin kler Base Part
No. 11350 is sim i lar, how ever,
it has an ejector spring.
ESFR Pen dent Sprin kler Base Part No.
10284 is FM and LPCB Ap proved and
UL/C-UL Listed, while Part No. 11350 is
FM and VdS Ap proved for:
• Pro tecting rack stor age of cer tain
spec i fied ma te ri als up to 35 ft (10,7 m)
high in build ings with 40 ft (12,2 m)
high ceil ings with no in-rack sprin -
klers*.
Frame Paint Color
1
None
White
Tem per a ture
Fin ish
A1X
Es cutch eon (if ap pli ca ble)
List ings and Approvals
7
VdS cULus NYC
– A1, B1 A1
A1 – A1
1 - Brass
KEY
4,5
8
LPCB
A1
–