CLEVELAND CLINIC
ABU DHABI
Specification
Section 21 31 00
FIRE PUMPS
24 FEBRUARY 2010
CCAD-AED-SP-_G- 213100
Rev Date Description By Checked
0 24 FEBRUARY 2010 ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION CFD IW
SECTION 21 31 00
FIRE PUMPS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes the requirements for fire pumps and associated
controls.
1.2 SUBMITTALS
A. Comply with provisions of Division 01.
B. Submit shop drawings after obtaining approval from Local Fire Protection
Authority.
1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Codes and Regulations:
1. General: Per requirements in Division 23.
2. Comply with the Local Ordinances and Regulations, NFPA 20 and
comply with the local requirements.
3. Approved Equipment: All fire protection equipment and devices shall be
per IEC and British Standards as recommended by NFPA and mandated
by the Local Fire Protection Authority.
B. Contractor shall be responsible for the sizing of the duty for each pump unit
according to the hydraulic calculations developed for the fire systems the
pump units are connected to. The contractor shall also provide complete
and operable systems, including all control wiring required.
1.4 WITNESSING OF TESTS
A. All tests of systems specified in this Section shall be witnessed by
representatives of the Local Fire Protection Authority and the Project
Manager.
1.5 JOB CONDITIONS
A. Coordinate the location of all fire pump system piping to avoid interference
with work by other trades.
B. Each pump unit to be electrically powered
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS
A. Approved Fire Pump System Manufacturers:
Fire Pumps shall be UL listed and approved by Abu Dhabi Civil Defence.
1. ITT Bell & Gosset
2. Aurora
3. Armstrong Pumps
4. Peerless
5. Or approved substitute
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2.2 MATERIALS
A. Fire Pump(s):
1. General: Pump shall be in compliance with IEC and British Standards
requirements; complete with construction and accessories equivalent to
that regularly furnished with compliant fire pumps, and per NFPA
Pamphlet No. 20; and additional requirements specified herein. Supply,
pump casing, motors, motor controllers, and accessories supplied as a
complete system.
2. Capacity of pump shall be as shown on the Drawings. Head at shutoff
shall not exceed 120 percent of rated head, and capacity at 65 percent
head shall be 150 percent of rated capacity.
3. Pump: Centrifugal, horizontal split case, single stage, cast bronze
impeller, fully machined; stuffing box shaft seal; pump working pressure
suitable for static pressure plus pumping head.
4. Flexible Coupling: Between motor and pump; metal guard over
coupling.
5. Motor: Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled tupe, power as shown. Capacity
shall be adequate for pumping duty, at any condition of load, without
overloading. Motor efficiencies shall be in compliance with ASHRAE
90.1 2004 Table 10.8 as indicated in Section 26 ‘ Electrical Requirements
for Mechanical Equipment’ .
6. Pump Accessories: Comply with the regulations referred to above;
including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Reducer and Increaser: Wherever connecting pipe size is different
from pump connection; tapered reducer, and discharge increaser,
concentric or eccentric as shown; piping end to be of the size shown
for connecting piping, drilling to suit adjacent piping flanges.
b. Automatic Air Release: Cast iron; working pressure valve body not
less than the pump casing; Simplex or Sarco manufacturer; bronze
or stainless steel float and working parts.
c. Circulation Relief Valve: N.B. certified, capacity as per NFPA
Standards, all bronze, 115 percent of rated pump head.
d. Pressure Gauges: On the piping at the pump inlet and the
discharge; 114mm minimum diameter; scale range per NFPA
Standards.
e. Baseplate: Baseplate shall be drip ring type with copper tubing
extending to nearest floor drain.
7. Motor Controller: Provide an IEC and British Standards compliant fire
pump motor controller in a free-standing NEMA metal enclosed cabinet;
Firetrol, Master Control Systems, or Metron Manufacturer; automatic
reduced voltage starting; integral circuit breaker, amps interrupting
capacity; with a pressure switch for automatic drop in pressure starting,
and a pressure stat for automatic shutdown; for manual or automatic
starting, with manual only shutdown.
a. Controller shall be equipped with a test switch or handle, for manual
operation.
b. Provide connection to flow switch monitoring run condition
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c. Controller shall have pilot lamps to indicate power available; and
shall have alarm relay and bell indicator light, which shall energize
an audible and/or visible alarm through a separate 240 Volt circuit, to
indicate "Power Failure."
d. Relay in the controller shall operate a distinctive light on the
controller cabinet, continuously, while the pump is running.
e. Provide all pressure sensing piping, and pressure gauge adjacent to
the controller, on the piping.
f. The controller shall provide local audible and visual indication as well
as SPDT remote contacts for the following alarms:
1) AC Power Failure
2) AC Volts Low – indicates when the line voltage drops more than
15% during starting of 5% during running.
3) Phase Reversal
4) Supervisory Power Failure, remote contacts not required.
5) Motor running (F) – indicates when the motor current is greater
than 20% of FLA.
6) Failure to Start – indicates when a start signal is received and the
motor current is less than 20% of FLA after a settable time delay
of at least 20 seconds.
7) Motor Overload _ indicates when the motor current is greater
than 125% of FLA.
8) Transfer Switch Emergency.
9) Emergency Isolating Switch Open.
g. The controller shall be electrically interlocked, only one unit runs at a
time.
8. The following alarms shall be made available to be monitored by the fire
alarm system:
a. Pump run.
b. Phase reversal.
c. Loss of line power.
d. Abnormal condition.
e. Controller not in auto condition
B. Pressure Maintenance (Jockey) Pump:
1. Type: Multi stage, vertical centrifugal.
2. Construction: Cast iron casing; bronze impellers, stainless steel shaft,
mechanical seal.
3. Operating Characteristics: High head, low flow pump capable of
continuous operation under no-flow conditions without overheating.
4. Controller:
a. Lexington Model LX-517A automatic controller, per IEC and British
Standards requirements or approved substitute.
b. Control panel with hinged access door, H-O-A switch in door with
indicating lights, panel-mounted disconnect switch; magnetic starter
switch, General Electric, Schneider Electric, Siemens, or Square-D
manufacturer; with overload and undervoltage protection, and with
overload elements; with control transformer.
c. Controller shall sense piping system pressure drops from piping
system leakage and start pressure maintenance pumps to maintain
fire protection system pressurization without causing fire pumps to
start.
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d. Controller shall be equipped with an adjustable running period timer
to keep the pressure maintenance pump running for a preset
minimum period after initial starting.
5. Pressure Sensing Piping: Provide all pressure sensing piping with
pressure gauge adjacent to pump controller.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 INSTALLATION
A. Fire Pump: Install fire pump, accessories, and motor controller per NFPA
20. Provide flow switch and connect to control circuits.
3.2 TESTING
A. A Factory – testing of pumps shall be carried out in accordance with the
bidder and may be witnessed by the Engineer.
B. Perform hydrostatic testing of the system in accordance with NFPA 20 test
pressure and acceptance criteria. All tests to be witnessed by Engineer,
Employer’ s representatives and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence as required.
END OF SECTION
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