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An industrial building contains 3000 kg of combustible materials, in dry state, distributed over three rooms of area 100 m2, 500 m2 and 300 m2 each, in a proportion of 30%, 50% and 20% of the contents, respectively. Calorific value of the material is 4400 kCal/kg. The Total fire load of the rooms is equal to _______ kCal/m2.
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- 6160
- 22000
- 15400
- 61600
Correct Option: D
Fire Load = | ||
Area |
Fire Load in Room 1 = | = 39600 kCal / sq m | |
100 |
Fire Load in Room 2 = | = 13200 kCal / sq m | |
500 |
Fire Load in Room 3 = | = 8800 kCal / sq m | |
300 |
Total Fire load = 39600 + 13200 + 8800 = 61600 kCal/sq m