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This book describes fixed firewater pump installations for industrial facilities from the viewpoint of the end users, fire protection engineers, loss prevention professionals, and those just entering a career in which decisions about fire pump installations must be made. Therefore, much background i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nolan, Dennis P.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westwood, N.J. : Noyes Publications, ©1998.
Series:Knovel Library.
Subjects:
Industrial buildings > Fires and fire prevention > Equipment and supplies.
Fire pumps.
Pompes à incendie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Fire Science.
Fire pumps
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Applications of Firewater Pumping Systems
  • Philosophy of Protection
  • Firewater Flow Requirements
  • Duration of Firewater Supplies
  • Sources of Firewater Pump Supply
  • Pump Types and Applications
  • Pump Installation, Piping Arrangements and Accessories
  • Materials of Construction
  • Pump Drivers and Power Transmission
  • Firewater Pump Controllers
  • Reliability
  • Classified Area Pump Installations
  • Firewater Pump Acceptance and Flow Testing
  • Human Factors & Quality Control
  • Appendices
  • Acronyms
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.