IFD Hydraulics Manual Flashcards
_____, at normal temperatures, exists in large quantities, which makes it the most economical extinguishing agent available.
Water
The physical properties of ____ that makes it an excellent extinguishing agent are the latent heat of fusion of ice, the specific heat of water, the latent heat of vaporization and the expansion rate of ____ when converted to steam.
Water
The ______ is the quantity of heat absorbed by water when it changes from a solid to a liquid.
Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice
The melting of one pound of ice at 32F into water at 32F will absorb ______.
143.4 BTU
_______ of water is a measure of the heat absorbing capacity of a substance.
Specific Heat
_____ is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1F
One BTU
How many BTU will be absorbed by raising the temperature of 1 pound of water at 32F to 212F?
180 BTU
How many BTU would be absorbed if 5 pounds of ice at 32F were raised to a temperature of 85F?
982 BTU
The _______ is the quantity of heat absorbed by a substance when it changes from a liquid to a vapor.
Latent Heat of Vaporization
When one pound of water is changed from a liquid at 212F to a vapor at 212F it will absorb _____.
970 BTU
If 10 lbs of water at 212F were heated sufficiently to change to vapor at 212F, how many BTU would be absorbed?
9,700 BTU
How many BTU would be absorbed if 5lbs of water at 85F were converted to steam at 212F?
5,485 BTU
When water, at 212F, is converted to steam, it will expand approximately _____ times its original volume.
1700
If the temperature of the water is being discharged into is 500F, the expansion ration is approximately ____ times.
2400
How many gallons of water in a cubic foot?
7.5 gallons.
If 160 gallons of water at 212°F absorbs enough heat to be converted to steam at 212°F, how many cu. ft. Of area would it occupy?
36,261 Cu. ft. of steam
_____ is defined as a branch of science that deals with the practical applications of water or other liquid in motion.
Hydraulics
Water, for all practical purposes, is considered to be ______.
incompressible.
For ordinary calculations, the weight of water is ____ per cubic foot.
62.4 pounds
One gallon of water weighs _____.
8.33 lbs.
The force exerted against the inside of a hose, pipe or container, by a liquid, with or without flow, is called _____.
Pressure.
What would be the pressure measured at the bottom of a container filled with water that measured one (1) cubic foot?
0.433 PSI = The pressure exerted by a column of water 1’ high.
The height 1 PSI of pressure will raise a column of water.
2.31 ft.
_____ is the pressure the atmosphere exerts on the earth.
Atmospheric pressure