3. Operation The Surge Suppressor protects fire protection piping systems agoinst excessive pressure transients by balancing the energy in the pipeline During the stort up of o fire pump, the column of fluid in the pipeline must be accelerated from zero to the steady state ‘of velocity. The resistance to the acceleration creates a high transient pressure ot the pump discharge until the steady state flowrate has been achieved. (fig. 1) By installing 0 Surge Suppressor at the pump discharge, the pump is decoupled hydraulically irom the sprinkler system piping. When the pump starts up the Surge Suppressor absorbs fluid from the pump until the fluid column achieves steady stote velocity. The Surge Suppressor then discharges fluid in the system to balance the pressure. (fig 2.) WITH FIRE PUMP during o start-up and shut-down condition PUMP START-UP BLADDER REACTS TO HIGH PRESSURE ‘TRANSIENT CHECK VALVE " FIG! DAMPENING TRANSIENT OPERATIONALFire Protection Surge Suppressor for Automatic Sprinkler systems 1. Definition The Young Engineering Surge Suppressor is a hydropneumotic ‘occumulator designed to control pressure surges in fire protection sprinkler systems created by hydraulic transients fesulting from fire pump stort-up and shut-down. 2. Description The Surge Suppressor is 0 carbon steel constructed pressure vessel containing © rubber blodder separating the gas precharge from the woter. The vessel is designed ‘and constructed in accordance with ASME. Section “il Pressure Vessel Code. The design ‘is also listed by Underwriters Laboratories, inc The steel vessel is rated up to 500 psig by the ASME. Code and UL: The fluid connection is 04 ANSI RF flange. Within the fluid connection is ‘an orifice screen which prevents the blodder from extrusion during recharging. The rubber bladder is molded from synthetic nitrile rubber (Buno-N). The gos precharge in the bladder should be dry nitrogen gos for optimum performance and ie TOP REPAIRABLE DESIGN coded and stamped. UL APPROVED Bladder: Aromatic Buna-N standard. SURGE SUPPRESSORFire Protection Surge Suppressor or Automatic Sprinkler Systems by Winston B. Young P.E. young engineering manufacturing, inc. 560 W. Terrace Drive, San Dimas, CA 91773 Tel: (909) 304-3225 Fax: (909) 394-3006 1-800-33-SURGE WisThe mechanical analogy of the pump start-up con be represented by a long stationary rod being impacted by a hammer with 0 spring between the rod ond hammer. (fig 3.) ‘SPRING ‘SURGE SUPPRESSOR ‘SPRINKLER SYSTEM PUMP fee ee ie The hammer is equivolent to the rapid storting pump. The spring is the surge suppressor ond the rod is equivalent to the tong fluid column. Without the spring the hammer would impact the rod with a large transient force. With the spring added, the hammer impact is softened ond allows the rod to accelerate before the hommer comes to a rest. The gos volume or size of the Surge Suppressor dictotes the ‘omount of cushioning effect during the pump start-up. An increase in volume decreases the moximum pressure incurred as a result of the pump starting