Friction Loss Flashcards
Friction Loss for EACH appliance when flowing greater than 350 gpm.
10 psi
Friction Loss for Master Streams
25 psi (regaurdless of gpm)
Solid Stream Handline
50 psi
Solid Stream Master Stream
80 psi
Standard psi for Fog
100 psi
1 1/8” tip GPM
300 gpm
1 5/8” tip GPM
700 gpm
1 7/8” tip GPM
900 gpm
2” tip GPM
1,000 gpm
1” tip GPM
200 gpm
1 3/4” tip GPM
800 gpm
1 3/8” tip GPM
500 gpm
1 1/4” tip GPM
400 gpm
1 1/2” tip GPM
600 gpm
Condensed Q Formula for 3”,4”,5” hose.
3”= Q2
4”= Q2/5
5”= Q2/15
Friction Loss per 100’ of hose.
Drop 12 for 2 1/2” Hose
160-300 gpm Drop 10 from first 2 numbers of the gpm flowing.
301-500gpm Drop 12 from first 2 numbers of gpm flowing then add back the first number of the gpm.
Friction Loss per 100’ of hose.
Drop 12 for 1 1/2” Hose
GPM x 4 then Drop 12 from the first 2 numbers of GPM flowing.
Friction Loss per 100’ of hose.
Flow Calcutation for GPM
GPM=29.7 x d2 x square root of the NP
Calculation for Nozzle Reaction in fog stream
0.0505 x Q x square root of the NP
Friction Loss Calculation
FL=CQ2L
Elevation Pressure Calculation
EP= 0.5H
EP= 5psi x #of stories - 1
Nozzle Reaction for Solid Stream
NR= 1.57 x d2 x NP
Pump Discharge Pressure
PDP= NP+TPL
Net Pump Discharge Pressure
NPDP= PDP-Intake Reading
GPM 2 1/2” 100
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GPM 2 1/2” 110-120
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