Fire Service HydraulicsPennWell Books, 1970 - 585 pages This time-honored classic has been used to help instruct personnel throughout the country in the science and art of fire service hydraulics. The fundamentals of hydraulics are unchanging. Topics discussed include water distribution systems, friction loss calculations, discharge and nozzle pressures, fire streams, standpipe systems, sprinkler systems, and foam systems. |
Contents
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Velocity and discharge | 43 |
water | 73 |
Water distribution systems | 74 |
practice | 225 |
Friction loss calculations | 226 |
Engine and nozzle pressures | 239 |
Fire streams | 293 |
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1-inch tip 2½-inch hose 2½-inch line 3-inch hose American Insurance Association back pressure Bernoulli's Equation building capacity rating centrifugal pump check valve coefficient control valve determine devices diameter discharge pressure distribution system efficiency engine pressure feet of hose Figure fire apparatus fire department fire fighting fire fighting foams fire protection fire pump fire service fire stream fireground flammable foam concentrate foam makers foam solution formula friction loss fuel Gallons per Minute Hazen-Williams equation hose line hydrant hydraulic impeller increase installed layout length lift liquid loss of head nozzle pressure orifice outlet nozzles parallel lines percent piezometer pipe piston pitot gage potential energy power take-off pres problem pump discharge pump operator pumper rated capacity relay residual pressure riser sprinkler system standpipe suction hose surface tank transfer valve tube velocity head volume water supply wyed lines
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Page 10 - Laws of Fluids. — There are three fundamental principles of pressure in fluids which may be called the laws of fluids: — I. Fluid pressure is normal to any surface on which it acts. II. Fluid pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is of the same intensity in all directions. III. Fluid pressure, neglecting the weight of the fluid, is the same at all points throughout the mass of the fluid. Fluid pressure is measured by the force exerted per unit area.