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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788571603321

Titolo

Distribution system requirements for fire protection [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2008

ISBN

1-61300-076-6

1-61583-785-X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

AWWA manual ; ; M31

Disciplina

628.9/252

Soggetti

Fire extinction - Water-supply

Water - Distribution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Fire Flow Requirements""; ""IMPACT ON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN ""; ""COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE""; ""FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS""; ""CALCULATING FIRE FLOW REQUIREMENTS ""; ""PRACTICAL LIMITS ON FIRE FLOW ""; ""NONPOTABLE WATER SOURCES FOR FIRE FIGHTING""; ""REFERENCES""; ""System Demand and Design�Flow Criteria""; ""METHODS OF DISTRIBUTION""; ""RATES OF WATER USE""; ""DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM APPURTENANCES""; ""SYSTEM EVALUATION AND DESIGN""; ""DETERMINING DESIGN FLOW""; ""FLOW METERING""

""STANDBY CHARGES FOR FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS""""WATER DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Distribution System Storage""; ""FUNCTIONS OF DISTRIBUTION STORAGE""; ""ELEVATED AND GROUND STORAGE""; ""PUMPING FOR DISTRIBUTION STORAGE""; ""LOCATION OF STORAGE""; ""STORAGE RESERVOIR OVERFLOW LEVEL""; ""References""; ""Adequacy and Reliability of Distribution Systems""; ""DETERMINING LEVEL OF RELIABILITY""; ""APPLICATION OF RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""RELIABILITY OF MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS""; ""OPERATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems""

""ADVANTAGES OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS""""WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRINKLERED PROPERTIES""; ""TYPES OF SPRINKLERS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS""; ""STANDPIPES"";



""BACKFLOW PREVENTION FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix A Agencies Involved in Fire Protection""; ""Appendix B Water Supply and Fire Insurance Ratings""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals""