Distribution system requirements for fire protection
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Distribution system requirements for fire protection
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| Pubblicazione: | Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 4th ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (73 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 628.9/252 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fire extinction - Water-supply |
| Water - Distribution | |
| 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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Get specific guidance on designing, operating, and maintaining water distribution systems as they relate to fire protection and fire suppression activities and maximize fire protection benefits, while delivering safe, potable water to customers. Benefits: The fourth edition has all the information you need to Understand the influence of fire protection requirements on distribution system design Determine required fire flows, using approved calculation methods Correctly size water system components and storage facilities Provide adequate and reliable system operation even when individual components are out of service Design water supply for sprinklered properties Improve your fire insurance rating Work with local fire departments, building code officials, and other partners in fire protection |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Distribution system requirements for fire protection |
| ISBN: | 1-61300-076-6 |
| 1-61583-785-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968536203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
AWWA manual ; ; M31.