The test should be performed by attaching hoses to the discharge test header. Fire fighting how to calculate fire pump electrical driven pump diesel driven pump and jockey pump capacity in fire fighting system. If you cant find it on there, shoot me an email and i will send it to you. The birddog fire pump graphing module was developed using the hydraulics for fire protection formulas found in the nfpa fire protection handbook. Benefit from quality, userfriendly pump design for ease of maintenance and operation. The fire pump flow test is required by nfpa 25 to be conducted once a year in order to measure the pump s flow and pressure. Gain space and performance with pumps specifically designed to fit fire fighting vessel systems. Aft fathom can easily generate a pump and system curve for your piping system.
Ac fire pump systems design and custom build a wide range of fire pump products and turnkey systems for commercial and industrial applications, including prefabricated packages and house units that meet every fire. The results are presented in a printable fire flow graph. Armstrong horizontal endsuction hes fire pumps deploy a heavyduty. The sprinkler inspection software solution also permits inspectors to create graphs to document pump flow measurements. It plots the pump curve and keeps track of important fire pump. There was a spreadsheet on the osu fire et site that let you graph pump tests. The electronic curve gets the pump performance data from a manufacturers supplied electronic pump. Gain system design advantages by leveraging our expertise in evolving standards and local fire codes. Fire sprinkler hydraulic calculation software takes care of the graphs and. Save valuable time in the selection and evaluation of pumps. Goplot produces fire pump test plots and very high quality and. Fpt stores all of your fire pump information, calculates flowrates, and graphs pump test curves. Austin ave morton grove il 60053 usa tel 847 9663700 fax 847 9661914. Mobile app for pump testing android and ios fire pump sizing.
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Fire sprinkler hydraulic calculation and design software. Fire pump tester software fpt allows fire protection contractors, fire protection engineers, and building managers to collect fire pump test data in a professional and comprehensive format. Fire sprinkler hydraulic calculation software takes care of the graphs and outputs i need after ive completed the hydraulic calculations. Fire pump curves software sls sanitary lift station v. Fire pump graphing module asurio mobile inspection software. Following are some code requirements for fire pumps that you should factor into pump selection and system design.
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