Fire service hydraulics and water supply / by Michael A. Wieder
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TextPublication details: Stillwater, Okla. : Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, c2005Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 455 p. : ill., (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN: - 0879392398
- 9780135021644
- 0135021642
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"Meets the objectives put forth in the model course outline for Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply as established by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) initiative led by the United States Fire Administration (USFA)"--P. xiv. Each chapter includes FESHE objectives, review questions and answers
Includes index
Principles of water and water flow: Water as an extinguishing agent -- Water at rest: hydrostatics -- Water in motion: hydrokinetics -- Water supply systems and water flow analysis: Water distribution systems -- Water flow analysis -- Calculating required fire flows -- Fire apparatus and pumps: Apparatus equipped with a fire pump -- Fire service pump design -- Fire department pumper testing -- Fire streams: Types of fire streams -- Fire hose nozzles -- Fire service pressure calculations: Principles of fire service pressure loss calculations -- Determining pump discharge pressure -- Relay pumping -- Supporting sprinkler and standpipe systems