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Kerry M. Bell P.E.

Kerry Bell, P.E., is a principal engineer at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), specializing in fire sprinkler and pump equipment. Since 1976, he has been involved in UL’s testing and certification activities related to a variety of fire suppression products, including fire sprinkler system equipment, portable fire extinguishers and special hazard extinguishing systems. Bell is a member of several technical committees of the NFPA, American Water Works Association and ASTM International. He is currently a member of NFPA’s Residential Sprinkler Systems, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria and Technical Correlating Committees; chairman of the NFPA Technical Committee on Water Spray Fixed Systems, and vice chairman of UL’s Fire Council.
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Corrosion Resistance and Environmental Exposure Testing of Fire Sprinklers

Kerry M. Bell P.E.
March 31, 2008
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Because the application and installation environments are expanding and changing, on-going performance assessments of fire sprinklers in the field are instrumental in maintaining a high level of effectiveness. As a part of United Laboratories’ third-party certification program, qualification and surveillance testing is conducted to evaluate the ability of sprinklers to comply with specified criteria.
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Using Large K-Factor Sprinklers For High-Challenge Fires

Kerry M. Bell P.E.
September 1, 2007
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Since the 1980s, warehouse operators have rapidly increased their use of these sprinklers because of their larger-than-normal orifices and flow rates.
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