Diesel FP Cooling Water Discharge GPM?
Diesel FP Cooling Water Discharge GPM?
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I have a 2000 gpm diesel fire pump with Clarke engine. What can the expected cooling water discharge be? This will have to be routed to a drain? Any other options?





RE: Diesel FP Cooling Water Discharge GPM?
RE: Diesel FP Cooling Water Discharge GPM?
If your system has a 32mm (1 1/4") cooling loop discharge direct to drain the actual water discharge will be closer to 50 gpm. You can reduce this figure by reducing the diameter of the pipe in the cooling loop drain discharge.
Last time I checked NFPA 20, this water had to discharge to a drain. Presumably you could discharge to a sump and collect the water with a submersed pump and pipe it back to the storage reservoir if you were particularly concerned about water conservation.
RE: Diesel FP Cooling Water Discharge GPM?
Even you discharge to the drain, it must be visible to the operator also.