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    Fire Water Tank

    PEDARRIN2, pipesnpump,GeorgeMech, DavidCR i belive are getting it correctly the propesed tank utilisation for potable and Fire protection but with some reservaion anyway i do understand that residency time could be a factor specaily where large amount of storage is required with little usage...
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    Hydraulic Calculation for Fire Protection

    The reason for the Hand calc is that it gives a person thorough understanding of the calcs as such his confidence,ability and precision is enhanced. I prefer to always have a good grip on manual calcs before utilising softwares to do the same. So again the request if you do have something let...
  3. waien

    Hydraulic Calculation for Fire Protection

    Hi, I am new to hydraulic Calculation and need some one to post step by step procedures to carry out the calc manually.I have studied the NFPA-13 procedures as well as several materiel available on the net but i haven't been able to crack the Hazen - williams eqn for FP system. My main area of...
  4. waien

    Fire Water Tank

    Hi The contract documents mostly here in saudi specifies NFPA,IBC. Regarding the water storage tank for the fire protection system,in my view it should be combined with potable water tank and the suction of the potable water pump and fire protection pumps (both) should be from the bottom of...
  5. waien

    Fire Water Tank

    Yea that is specified by the equipment supplier as the machines are using diethermic oil which flows in closed cct within the machine @ 380C as such they have specified for CO2 protection
  6. waien

    Fire Water Tank

    This is for a factory that is to produce Plastic Pallets, the production hall will be protected by CO2 system but the ware house shall be by sprinkler system and the location of this factory is in Saudi Arabia. Any idea about Saudi Code in this regards.
  7. waien

    Fire Water Tank

    Hi Can fire water tank be combined with potable storage tank. In my situation it will be buried concerete tank, can some one qoute relevant codes in this regards from nfpa
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