Fire Service Hydraulics & Pump Operations

ISBN-13: 9781593703998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 215 str.

Paul Spurgeon

Opis

Understanding hydraulics and pump operations doesn't have to be difficult, and it is of key importance to the science of fire engineering. Paul Spurgeon breaks down the sometimes difficult-to-understand formulas of hydraulics and pumps into easily learned steps, taking care to explain the hows and whys of each formula discussed.

Spis treści

• Why we use water
• The equation
• Water supply
• Drafting
• Relay pumping
• Sprinkler and standpipe systems
• Types of pumps
• The pump panel
• Foam
• Rule of Thumb