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9780912212050

Fire Service Hydraulics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780912212050

  • ISBN10:

    0912212055

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1984-06-01
  • Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos
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Table of Contents

Prefacep. III
Introductionp. V
Theory
Water--at Rest and in Motionp. 2
Hydrostatics or Liquids at Rest
Liquids in Motion, Hydrokinetics
Velocity and Dischargep. 43
Flow Velocity and Nozzle Discharge
Nozzle Reaction
Friction Loss in Water Conductors
Water
Water Distribution Systemsp. 74
Water Supply Systems
Fire Flow Tests
Fire Service Pumpsp. 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 Calculationsp. 226
How Friction Loss Works
Friction Loss in Small Hose
Flow Advantages of Big Hose
Engine and Nozzle Pressuresp. 239
Parallel Lines
Aerial Stream Calculations
Relay Pumping
Fire Streamsp. 293
Nozzle Performance
Heavy Streams
Standpipe Systemsp. 308
Water Supplies
Operating at Fires
Automatic Sprinkler Systemsp. 324
Classifications of Sprinkler Systems
Water Supplies for Sprinkler Systems
Foam
Fire Fighting Foams and Foam Systemsp. 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 Rootsp. 393
Indexp. 423
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