MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2004108063
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008 040527s2004 okua 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aTH9311$b.W47 2004
082 00 $a628.9/252$222
100 1 $aWieder, Michael A.
245 10 $aFire service hydraulics and water supply /$cby Michael A. Wieder.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aStillwater, Okla. :$bFire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University,$c[2004]
300 $axv, 455 p. :$bill., (chiefly col.) ;$c28 cm.
500 $a"Meets the objectives put forth in the model course outline for Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply as established by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) initiative led by the United States Fire Administration (USFA)"--P. xiv. Each chapter includes FESHE objectives, review questions and answers.
505 0 $aPrinciples of water and water flow: Water as an extinguishing agent -- Water at rest: hydrostatics -- Water in motion: hydrokinetics -- Water supply systems and water flow analysis: Water distribution systems -- Water flow analysis -- Calculating required fire flows -- Fire apparatus and pumps: Apparatus equipped with a fire pump -- Fire service pump design -- Fire department pumper testing -- Fire streams: Types of fire streams -- Fire hose nozzles -- Fire service pressure calculations: Principles of fire service pressure loss calculations -- Determining pump discharge pressure -- Relay pumping -- Supporting sprinkler and standpipe systems.
500 $aIncludes index.
650 0 $aFire extinction$xWater-supply$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aFire extinction$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aHydraulics$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aFire streams$xStudy and teaching.