I did an article in Sprinkler Age way back in the 90s on sizing pumps. The methodology hasn’t changed other than newer equipment like variable speed drivers but it’s still a good starting for for the basics.
Roland Roland Huggins, PE - VP Engineering American Fire Sprinkler Assn. --- Fire Sprinklers Saves Lives Dallas, TX http://www.firesprinkler.org <http://www.firesprinkler.org/> > On May 18, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Zachary Siegrist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is there an equation to specify an appropriate pressure when sizing a fire > pump? For example, when sizing gpm, I've always taken the GPM available at 20 > psi divided by 1.5 to give me the maximum GPM rating of the pump. I'm > inquiring to see if such a formula is available to size the pressure > correctly. Can anyone help? > > Zach Siegrist > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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