Preface | p. III |
Introduction | p. V |
Theory | |
Water--at Rest and in Motion | p. 2 |
Hydrostatics or Liquids at Rest | |
Liquids in Motion, Hydrokinetics | |
Velocity and Discharge | p. 43 |
Flow Velocity and Nozzle Discharge | |
Nozzle Reaction | |
Friction Loss in Water Conductors | |
Water | |
Water Distribution Systems | p. 74 |
Water Supply Systems | |
Fire Flow Tests | |
Fire Service Pumps | p. 138 |
Centrifugal, Piston and Rotary Pumps | |
Booster and High Pressure Pumps | |
Portable and Back-Pack Pumps | |
Tanker Pumps | |
Municipal and Industrial Fire Pumps (Stationary) | |
Practice | |
Friction Loss Calculations | p. 226 |
How Friction Loss Works | |
Friction Loss in Small Hose | |
Flow Advantages of Big Hose | |
Engine and Nozzle Pressures | p. 239 |
Parallel Lines | |
Aerial Stream Calculations | |
Relay Pumping | |
Fire Streams | p. 293 |
Nozzle Performance | |
Heavy Streams | |
Standpipe Systems | p. 308 |
Water Supplies | |
Operating at Fires | |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems | p. 324 |
Classifications of Sprinkler Systems | |
Water Supplies for Sprinkler Systems | |
Foam | |
Fire Fighting Foams and Foam Systems | p. 344 |
Characteristics of Foam | |
Foam Generation Methods | |
Proportioning Devices | |
Foam Systems | |
Fire Stream Tables, Friction Loss Table, Conversion Tables (Cubic Feet to Gallons, Gallons to Cubic Feet), Contents of Cylinders, Circumferences and Areas of Circles, Square Roots | p. 393 |
Index | p. 423 |
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