Fire Hydraulics |
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atmospheric pressure British thermal unit cavitation centrifugal pump combustible computed converted cubic density Determine diameter dimension discharge elevation difference energy grade line energy loss engine equals Example fire apparatus fire fighting fire flow fire hose fire hydraulics fire service fire stream FLOW IN PIPES fluid foam fog nozzle formula friction loss ft² ft³ ft³/sec gallons per minute gauge head loss heat energy horizontal hydrant hydraulic grade line hydrostatic force impeller inlet kinetic energy lb/ft² length liquid manometer mass measured meter metric molecules momentum multiplied nomogram nozzle nozzle pressure percent PIPES AND FIRE piston Pitot tube pounds per square pressure loss pump operator pumper result revolutions per minute scale shear stress shown in Figure Solution sprinkler systems square inch suction surface tension symbols Table temperature tion tube unit weight valve vapor pressure velocity vertical viscosity volume water hammer