8. Fire Ground Hydraulic Calculations Flashcards
Reduce the number of pressure calculations required of the driver.
Flow meters
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Mounted at the top of the straight section of discharge pipe so that only a small portion of the device extends into the waterway. Type of flow meter.
Paddlewheel
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Type of flow meter that employs a stainless steel spring probe to detect water movement in the discharge piping.
Spring probe; )
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Apparatus equipped with electronic pressure governors involved and relay pumping, with the exception of the attack pumper, should operate in____ mode.
RPM mode
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The driver operator can use_____ to determine the pump discharge pressure required for virtually any hose lay out without relying on metal calculations.
A hydraulic calculator
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Often developed by a fire department and contain information specific to that jurisdictions equipment and common hose layout operations.
Pump charts
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