Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations waross on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  • Users: Kap61
  • Order by date
  1. Kap61

    Fire Pump Flow and Hydrant Test

    NFPA 291:"the best results are obtained with the pitot pressure (velocity head) maintained between 5 psi and 10 psi" The chart covers 2 PSI through 7(and over)with a coefficient ranging from 0.97 down to 0.83. I was questioning whether the higher 32 psi would require a lower coefficient than...
  2. Kap61

    Fire Pump Flow and Hydrant Test

    NFPA 291 does not list any modifications for higher pressures. Does anybody know where these would be listed or a formula to figure the proper modification to use? I only have one down stream hydrant and opening 2-2-1/2" outlets did not drop the residual enough and did not flow my required...

Part and Inventory Search