Ooh-rah.  Unfortunately as a Coast Guard vet, we didn’t have a similar neat 
phrase so I’ll borrow a phrase from the Marines.


Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering
American Fire Sprinkler Assn.       ---      Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives
Dallas, TX
http://www.firesprinkler.org





On Feb 21, 2014, at 12:03 PM, Fire Protection Services 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm running a calc right now Roland
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Roland Huggins
> <[email protected]>wrote:
> 
>> why not calc it.  It's not like it needs to be accurate to the second
>> decimal place so being a little conservative on your assigned variable is
>> tolerable.  I did an article on this ion Sprinkler Age last year.
>> 
>> Roland
>> 
>> Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering
>> American Fire Sprinkler Assn.       ---      Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives
>> Dallas, TX
>> http://www.firesprinkler.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 6:31 AM, Fire Protection Services <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Forum,
>>> 
>>> Has anyone performed the forward flow test through the main drain?
>>> I have a light hazard occupancy with 230 gpm system demand. I'm pretty
>> sure
>>> I can achieve that with the 2" drain. My question is, do you add a
>> playpipe
>>> or any fittings to the 45 on the drain or can you pitot the drain flow as
>>> is? What coefficient would you use if not adding a playpipe?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> Chris Payne
>>> NICET Level 3
>>> Fire Protection Services
>>> Owensboro, KY
>>> <[email protected]>
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> 
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