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Abstract
Sprinkler system is one of the most effective fire service installations in preventing fire spread in
a confined space. All new buildings with commercial, industrial or institutional occupancies
are required to install automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Loss Prevention Council
(LPC) Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations with local modifications. The design
capacity of the sprinkler tank can be determined by the Precalculated Method or the Fully
Hydraulically Calculated Method. Most of the Authorized Persons (AP) would prefer to choose
the Precalculated Method as it is much simple and easy to follow. The minimum duration of
water available is 30, 60 & 90 minutes for Light Hazard, Ordinary Hazard and High Hazard
respectively. Under the current practice, the storage of water can be reduced by one-third if a
direct link from the sprinkler system is connected to the Fire Service Communication Centre.
A fire engineering analysis into the activation of sprinkler heads is conducted and the result
indicates that the operation time of a sprinkler system may last from a few minutes to a few
hours depending on the number of sprinkler heads to be activated. LPC and Singapore Civil
Defense Force (SCDF) have proposed that the size of the sprinkler tank can be reduced without
affecting the performance of the system by the speedy response from the fire department.
Practically, the size of the sprinkler tank can be reduced by almost a half provided that there is no
water supply restriction to the town mains of the affected area and the firefighters can respond to
the fire scene as indicated in the performance pledge and provide a sufficient flow to the
sprinkler inlets.
Table of Contents
Page
Abstract
Table of Contents
Introduction
History of Automatic Sprinkler System
Requirements for Automatic Sprinkler System in Hong Kong
Classification of Occupancies in LPC Rules
Water Supplies for Automatic Sprinkler System
Design Capacity for Sprinkler Tank
Fire Fighting Policy in Hong Kong
Theoretical Operation Time for Automatic Sprinkler System
Revised Design Capacities in LPC Technical Bulletin
Reducing the Size of Sprinkler Tank in Singapore
Conclusion
Recommendation
Appendix I
Reference
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3
4
6
8
12
14
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21
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32
34
36
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Introduction
Sprinkler system has universally been recognized as one of the most effective fire extinguishing
system in controlling the spread of a fire in a confined space. All new buildings in Hong Kong
with commercial, institutional or industrial occupancies must install automatic sprinkler system.
Loss Prevention Council (LPC) Rules for Automatic Sprinkler Installations with local
modifications are used as guideline for installation, acceptance and maintenance of sprinkler
system. In line with the guideline, the system must provide a tank for water storage. The
design capacity of this tank depends on several factors and assumptions.
According to the LPC Rules, the design capacity of the sprinkler tank can either be obtained
from Precalculated Method or Fully Hydraulically Calculated Method. In most of the building
projects, the Precalculated Method has preferably been selected by the Authorized Persons (AP)
as it is much simpler and straight forward. The classification of hazard groups, the height
difference of the highest sprinkler and the lowest sprinkler, water supplies from single ended
feed or both ended feed town mains and the provision of direct link to the Fire Service
Communication Centre (FSCC) are crucial factors in the determination of suitable design
capacity.
In recent years, Water Supplies Department (WSD) has provided an excellent service for
maintaining the supply of fresh water unrestricted at all times in Hong Kong. Moreover, a good
network of street hydrants has been installed in those newly developed regions. As a result,
firefighters and fire service installations have a reliable source of water supplies for enhancing
their performance in case of fires.
Under the current firefighting policy in Hong Kong, the fire cover standards are based on a Risk
Categorization System which assigns districts to different risk categories A, B, C, D or E
with A being the highest risk and E being the lowest. A performance pledge which provided an
indication in the response of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department (HKFSD) to fire incidents
had been set up a few years ago. All building fires in built-up areas should be responded in six
minutes and between nine to twenty-three minutes to those in areas of dispersed risks and
isolated developments. Therefore, plenty of fire stations were built all over the city to ensure
that the performance pledge is achievable.
It has been stated clearly in the LPC Rules that the flow from town mains to the sprinkler system
may be reduced by fire brigade operations. Provided that those high standards of services from
the WSD and HKFSD can be maintained in the future and there will not be any major change in
the fire cover standards, the design capacity of the sprinkler system may be reduced accordingly.
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
Although a sprinkler system is designed to deal with solid-fuel fires, it can hold a
flammable-liquid fire in check and to extinguish an oil fire by deluge sprinklers or by water
spray. Thus, it also stated in the COP that other premises and areas may require automatic
fixed installations using water which may include Sprinklers, Drenchers, Deluge or Water Spray
System by the risk of the premises and areas and these premises include:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
Nevertheless, many buildings are multi-occupancies in Hong Kong. These buildings are
classified as composite buildings and the fire services installations and equipment required for
each of the various usages of a composite building must confirm to the relevant categories of the
current COP. Thus, for a composite building where ground floor used as commercial and upper
floor as domestic, a sprinkler system is required for the protection of the commercial portion of
the building.
(ii)
(iii)
Commercial and industrial occupancies having abnormal fire loads are classified as
high hazard.
Minimum duration of water available: 90 minutes.
HH is subdivided into:
process high hazards;
high-piled storage hazards;
potable spirit storage hazards; and
oil and flammable liquid hazards.
Sprinkler Inlet
Sprinkler Inlet
Hazard Group
LH
OH
HH
Original
Minimum Minimum duration of
duration
of
water water
availability
availability (minutes)
(minutes)
(For single ended feed
and not dependent on
inflow with direct link
connected to FSCC)
30
20
60
40
90
60
10
For the Precalculated Method, Table 21, Table 22 and Table 25 of the LPC Rules are used to
determine the design density of a sprinkler system. Hereunder is a combination of the three
tables together with the local size reduction arrangement.
Hazard
Group
Light
Hazard
II
OH
III
IIIS
High
Hazard
Height of
highest
sprinkler
above
lowest
sprinkler
not
exceeding
(m)
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
9
10
11
55
70
80
105
125
140
135
160
185
160
185
Direct
link
provided
(m3)
LPC Table 25
2/3*Design
Capacity
FSD CL
4/96 Part II
2.2.2
6
6.7
7.3
37
47
54
70
84
94
90
107
124
107
124
Not Accepted
FSD CL 4/96 Part II Para 2.2.1(b)
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Example:
For OH III where height of highest and the lowest sprinkler does not exceed 15 m,
Required design capacity with single end supply = 135 m3
Allowed minimum design capacity with both ended supply = 75 m3
Difference = 135 75 m3 = 60 m3
Required inflow rate to compensate for a smaller tank
= 60 / 0.06
= 1000 l / min for 60 minutes operation
Thus, the AP must confirm with the WSD at the initial stage that an inflow rate of 1000 l /min
could be obtained. If the inflow rate is not up to 1000 l / min, a larger sprinkler tank will
required.
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The first minute would be required for the alarm of fire to be received by FSCC and
transmitted the information to the appropriate fire station.
The following four-minute target attendance time based on the traveling time of an
appliance from a fire station to the entrance of the building in which a fire has been reported
to be used as a criterion for the siting of fire stations in built-up Urban Areas and certain
part of New Territories.
The final minute would be required for the connection of fire hoses to street hydrant and
other preliminary/imminent work after the fire appliances reached the street level of the
building on fire.
In general, the fire cover standards are developed on the basis of a graded fire risk system. All
the districts in Hong Kong are graded by fire risk into five categories (A, B, C, D & E), with the
existing six minutes standard attendance time kept for the two highest risk categories, but with
the standard response time for the three lower categories reduced to 9, 15 and 23 minutes
respectively. If the risk category of a district is upgraded, it will be necessary for the HKFSD to
reassess whether fire appliances to be dispatched from the nearest existing fire station can
respond to all the area of the district within the appropriate graded response time. It may be the
case that a new fire station is required in a newly developed area, e.g. Tai Chik Sha.
The graded response time and traveling time element for each category are summarized as
follows:
Risk Category
A
B
C
D
E
Graded response
time in mins.
Congested central built-up areas
6
Less congested inner built-up areas
6
Areas of dispersed risk in outer
9
suburban and rural areas
Areas of highly dispersed but
15
accessible by road
Outlying and remote areas not
23
accessible by road
Traveling time
element in mins.
4
4
7
13
21
Table 3 Classification of Risk Category and Graded Response Time in Hong Kong
13
When this policy is compared with the standards of fire cover in other cities, it is clear that
HKFSD have maintained a reputable achievement within the performance pledge.
City
Hong Kong
London
New York
Singapore
Macau
14
Hazard Group
OH I
OH II
OH III
OH IIIS
Minimum design
density
(mm min-1)
5
5
5
5
AMAO
AMAO
(m2)
72
144
216
360
Discharge rate, fd
(m3 s-1)
6.0 X 10-3
12 X 10-3
18 X 10-3
30 X 10-3
Table 5 Discharge Rate for Ordinary Hazard Group I, II, III & IIIS
For the supply of water, it is assumed that there are only two sources, i.e. the sprinkler storage
tank and the refill from the town main.
The refilling rate has been specified in the COP paragraph 5.27 as:
If the tank is situated at upper level of building and a transfer pump is
required to relay water to the tank, the pump capacity shall be able to
refill the tank to its full capacity within 6 hours.
Example:
For OH I,
Refilling rate, fr
15
Hazard Group
Height
of
highest
sprinkler above
lowest sprinkler
not
exceeding
(m)
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
OH I
OH II
OH III
OH IIIS
Design capacity,
Vc (m3)
(Single end
supply, not
dependant on
inflow)
55
70
80
105
125
140
135
160
185
160
185
Refilling rate, fr
(m3 s-1)
2.55 X 10-3
3.24 X 10-3
3.70 X 10-3
4.86 X 10-3
5.79 X 10-3
6.48 X 10-3
6.25 X 10-3
7.41 X 10-3
8.56 X 10-3
7.41 X 10-3
8.56 X 10-3
Table 6 Refilling Rate for Ordinary Hazard Group I, II, III & IIIS
The supply of water will be based on:
(i)
The design capacity, Vc,
(ii)
The refilling rate, fr; and
(iii) The time available to refill the storage tank, Tr.
The demand of water will be based on:
(iv)
The number of sprinkler to be activated, N (N = 1, 2, 3, );
(v)
The discharging rate, fd; and
(vi)
The time required to discharge the storage tank, Td.
Since the supply quantity of water equals the demand quantity of water, the equation can be
written as:
Vc + fr Tr = N fd Td
But Tr = Td = T,
T = Vc / (N fd fr)
Equation 1
Equation 2
Example:
For OH I (Highest sprinkler Lowest sprinkler not exceeding 15 m),
If N = 1, then
T = 55 / (1 X 6.0 X 10-3 - 2.55 X 10-3)
= 15942 s
= 265.7 min
i.e. If only one sprinkler head activated in this specific system, the sprinkler system can run for
265.7 minutes.
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AMAO
OH I
OH II
OH III
OH IIIS
72
144
216
360
Max. area
coverage per
sprinkler (Table
70, LPC Rules)
12
12
12
12
Assumed
maximum number
of sprinkler heads
to be activated, Nm
6
12
18
30
17
Sprinkler
head
position
away
from the
fire axis
(m)
0
3
4.24
6
Minimum
heat
release
rate
Qmin/kW
64
354
501
708
Ultra-fast
t2-fire
Fast
t2-fire
Medium
t2-fire
Slow
t2-fire
Ultra-fast
t2-fire
Fast
t2-fire
Medium
t2-fire
Slow
t2-fire
38
88
102
120
66
160
186
219
119
304
353
417
224
590
686
812
73
150
177
221
116
241
282
334
187
404
469
553
310
704
816
963
18
H5
M
Condition
On operation of the sprinkler installation, an alarm shall be
automatically transmitted to an LPCB approved central station for
fire alarm signaling.
The maximum height of the roof or ceiling sprinklers above the
floor does not exceed 5 m.
The sprinkler installation is regularly maintained in accordance with
TB6 and is the subject of a maintenance contract with an LPCB
certificated or registered company in accordance with LPS 1048.
Quick response sprinklers are used in all rooms, interconnecting
rooms or corridors with floor areas exceeding the AMAO for the
installation. Where intermediate level sprinklers are used in
storage racks, these shall be quick response with quick response
sprinklers at the ceiling or roof.
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Column 1
Group
II
III
(restricted
storage)
III
(storage)
III S
Column 2
Height
of
highest
sprinkler above
lowest
sprinkler
not
exceeding
M
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
Column 3
Column 4
Design Capacity (V)
Wet
pipe Other wet pipe
installations
and Type 2
satisfying
pre-action
conditions A, installations
H5, M, and R
m3
m3
30
55
35
70
40
80
55
105
60
125
70
140
70
135
80
160
95
185
Use capacity 135
given
in 160
column 4
185
Use capacity 160
given
in 185
column 4
Column 5
All
other
installations
m3
55
70
80
105
125
140
135
160
185
Not
recommended
160
185
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OH 1
OH 2
OH 3
AMAO (m2)
System demand
( l / min)
72
144
216
540
1000
1350
Proposed minimum
effective capacity of
storage tank
12.5
25.0
37.5
OH 1
OH 2
OH 3
AMAO (m2)
System demand
( l / min)
72
144
216
540
1000
1350
Proposed minimum
effective capacity of
storage tank
16.2
30.0
40.5
21
Comparing with the revised design capacities in LPC Technical Bulletin, the Singapores new
guideline proposes a further reduction in the size of storage tank for the sprinkler system.
22
Conclusion
All new buildings which include commercial, institutional or industrial occupancies are required
to install automatic sprinkler system. LPC Rules with local modifications are the standards to
be followed for installation, acceptance and maintenance of such system. The design capacity
of sprinkler system can be determined by the Precalculated Method or the Fully Hydraulically
Calculated Method. LPC Rules state that there should be a minimum of 30, 60 & 90 minutes of
water supplies for LH, OH & HH respectively. HKFSD reduced the requirement of water
supplies by 1/3 provided that a direct link from the sprinkler system is connected to the FSCC.
As the HKFSD has committed a performance pledge to the public by achieving the graded
response times for fires in buildings in six minutes for the built-up areas and nine to twenty-three
minutes for areas of dispersed risks and isolated development, firefighters are capable of
attacking the fire and supplying an inflow to the sprinkler inlet within a few minutes after the
arrival to the incident. From a risk analysis viewpoint, it is clear that if the fire cover standards
remain unchanged and the high standard of performance pledge can be maintained by the
HKFSD, the size of the sprinkler tank can have a further reduction.
LPC Technical Bulletin TB24: 1997 has stated clearly that the design density of the sprinkler
tank could be reduced by almost half of the original size. However, several conditions have to
be fulfilled before the reduction. A more flexible approach has been adopted by the SCDF.
The size of the sprinkler system could be reduced even further subject to an adequate inflow.
In view of the current situation in Hong Kong, a more pragmatic approach should be adopted by
allowing a reasonable reduction of the design capacity of the sprinkler tank. A list of
recommendations from this research is prepared in the next chapter.
23
Recommendations
A revised table of design capacity of the sprinkler tank is prepared as follows:
Hazard
Group
Light
Hazard
II
OH
III
IIIS
High
Hazard
Height of
highest
sprinkler
above
lowest
sprinkler
not
exceeding
(m)
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
45
15
30
Direct
link
provided
(m3)
LPC Table
21 & 22
9
10
11
55
70
80
105
125
140
135
160
185
160
185
6*
6.7*
7.3*
30^
35^
40^
55^
60^
70^
70^
80^
95^
107*
124*
Not Accepted
FSD CL 4/96 Part II Para 2.2.1(b)
24
Condition
abbreviation
DL
H5
M
FR
RC
Condition
On operation of the sprinkler installation, a direct link should be
connected to FSCC.
The maximum height of the roof or ceiling sprinklers above the
floor does not exceed 5 m.
The sprinkler installation is maintained in efficient working order at
all times and shall be inspected by a registered fire service
installation contractor at least once every 12 months.
Fast response sprinklers are used in all rooms, interconnecting
rooms or corridors with floor areas exceeding the AMAO for the
installation. Where intermediate level sprinklers are used in
storage racks, these shall be quick response with quick response
sprinklers at the ceiling or roof.
The location where the sprinkler system to be installed should be
under Risk Category A, B or C of the Graded Fire Risk System.
HKFSD should constantly review the fire cover standards and the achievement of the
performance pledge so as to keep up with the proposed water tank reduction strategy in sprinkler
system. Nevertheless, a review to the existing standards for automatic sprinkler system should
be conducted in a regular basis.
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Appendix I
Theoretical Operation Time of Sprinkler System for OH Group I, II, III & IIIS
For OH I,
Height
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
30
30
45
45
45
45
45
45
Vc
N
55
55
55
55
55
55
70
70
70
70
70
70
80
80
80
80
80
80
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
fd
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
0.006
fr
0.00255
0.00255
0.00255
0.00255
0.00255
0.00255
0.00324
0.00324
0.00324
0.00324
0.00324
0.00324
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
T (s)
15942.03
5820.106
3559.871
2564.103
2003.643
1644.245
25362.32
7990.868
4742.547
3371.869
2615.845
2136.752
34782.61
9638.554
5594.406
3940.887
3041.825
2476.78
T (min)
265.7005
97.00176
59.33118
42.73504
33.39405
27.40409
422.7053
133.1811
79.04246
56.19782
43.59741
35.61254
579.7101
160.6426
93.24009
65.68144
50.69708
41.27967
26
600
Time (min)
500
400
OH I (15 m)
OH I (30 m)
OH I (45 m)
300
200
100
0
1
27
For OH II,
Height
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
Vc
N
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
140
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
fd
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
0.012
fr
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00486
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00579
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
0.00648
T (s)
14705.88
5485.893
3371.869
2433.936
1904.244
1563.896
1326.763
1152.074
1018.034
911.9333
825.8613
754.6356
20128.82
6864.36
4137.703
2961.384
2305.848
1887.932
1598.261
1385.656
1222.972
1094.475
990.4128
904.4208
25362.32
7990.868
4742.547
3371.869
2615.845
2136.752
1805.986
1563.896
1379.039
1233.263
1115.36
1018.034
T (min)
245.098
91.43156
56.19782
40.5656
31.7374
26.06494
22.11271
19.20123
16.96723
15.19889
13.76435
12.57726
335.4804
114.406
68.96171
49.35639
38.43079
31.46554
26.63768
23.09426
20.38287
18.24125
16.50688
15.07368
422.7053
133.1811
79.04246
56.19782
43.59741
35.61254
30.09976
26.06494
22.98398
20.55438
18.58934
16.96723
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Time (min)
300
250
OH II (15 m)
OH II (30 m)
OH II (45 m)
200
150
100
50
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
No. of sprinkler head activated
29
For OH III,
Height
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
Vc
N
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
135
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
fd
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
fr
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00625
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
T (s)
11489.36
4537.815
2827.225
2053.232
1611.94
1326.781
1127.349
980.0363
866.7737
776.9784
704.0417
643.6234
592.7552
549.3388
511.8483
479.1482
450.3753
424.8623
15108.59
5596.362
3434.213
2477.164
1937.281
1590.615
1349.186
1171.389
1034.996
927.0526
839.4984
767.055
706.1212
654.1559
609.3149
570.227
535.8518
505.3855
T (min)
191.4894
75.63025
47.12042
34.22053
26.86567
22.11302
18.78914
16.33394
14.44623
12.94964
11.73403
10.72706
9.879254
9.155646
8.530806
7.985803
7.506255
7.081039
251.8099
93.27271
57.23689
41.28606
32.28801
26.51026
22.48644
19.52315
17.24993
15.45088
13.99164
12.78425
11.76869
10.9026
10.15525
9.503784
8.930864
8.423092
30
Height
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
Vc
N
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
fd
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
0.018
fr
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
T (s)
19597.46
6741.983
4071.303
2916.141
2271.611
1860.418
1575.272
1365.918
1205.683
1079.095
976.5625
891.8241
820.6175
759.9408
707.6193
662.0384
621.9742
586.4824
T (min)
326.6243
112.3664
67.85505
48.60235
37.86018
31.00697
26.25454
22.76531
20.09472
17.98491
16.27604
14.86374
13.67696
12.66568
11.79366
11.03397
10.36624
9.774706
31
300
Time (min)
250
200
OH III (15 m)
OH III (30 m)
OH III (45 m)
150
100
50
0
1
11 13 15 17
32
For OH IIIS,
Height
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Vc
N
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
fd
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
fr
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
0.00741
T (s)
7082.78
3042.403
1937.281
1421.085
1122.098
927.0526
789.7724
687.9058
609.3149
546.8403
495.9856
453.7848
418.2023
387.7942
361.5084
338.5599
318.3509
300.4187
284.3989
270.0012
256.991
245.1769
234.4013
224.533
215.4621
207.0956
199.3546
192.1714
185.4879
179.2536
T (min)
118.0463
50.70672
32.28801
23.68476
18.70164
15.45088
13.16287
11.4651
10.15525
9.114005
8.266427
7.563081
6.970038
6.463236
6.02514
5.642664
5.305849
5.006978
4.739982
4.50002
4.283183
4.086282
3.906689
3.742217
3.591035
3.451594
3.322576
3.202857
3.091465
2.987561
33
Height
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
Vc
N
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
185
fd
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
fr
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
0.00856
T (s)
8628.731
3596.423
2271.611
1660.086
1307.975
1079.095
918.3876
799.3432
707.6193
634.779
575.5351
526.4056
485.0042
449.6403
419.083
392.4147
368.9375
348.1108
329.5098
312.7959
297.6957
283.9862
271.4839
260.036
249.5145
239.8113
230.8345
222.5055
214.7567
207.5294
T (min)
143.8122
59.94038
37.86018
27.6681
21.79959
17.98491
15.30646
13.32239
11.79366
10.57965
9.592252
8.773427
8.083403
7.494005
6.984717
6.540245
6.148958
5.801847
5.491831
5.213265
4.961595
4.733104
4.524732
4.333933
4.158574
3.996854
3.847242
3.708426
3.579278
3.458823
34
140
120
Time (min)
100
OH IIIS (15 m)
OH IIIS (30 m)
80
60
40
20
0
1
7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28
35
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