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1 online resource (xxiv, 223 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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Knovel Library.
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| Summary |
This book describes fixed firewater pump installations for industrial facilities from the viewpoint of the end users, fire protection engineers, loss prevention professionals, and those just entering a career in which decisions about fire pump installations must be made. Therefore, much background information is given for the necessary requirements and usefulness of a firewater pump and the services that interface with it. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Historical Applications of Firewater Pumping Systems -- Philosophy of Protection -- Firewater Flow Requirements -- Duration of Firewater Supplies -- Sources of Firewater Pump Supply -- Pump Types and Applications -- Pump Installation, Piping Arrangements and Accessories -- Materials of Construction -- Pump Drivers and Power Transmission -- Firewater Pump Controllers -- Reliability -- Classified Area Pump Installations -- Firewater Pump Acceptance and Flow Testing -- Human Factors & Quality Control -- Appendices -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Industrial buildings -- Fires and fire prevention -- Equipment and supplies.
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Fire pumps.
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Pompes à incendie.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fire Science.
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Fire pumps
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nolan, Dennis P. Fire fighting pumping systems at industrial facilities. Westwood, N.J. : Noyes Publications, ©1998 081551428X (DLC) 97044016 |
| ISBN |
159124059X (electronic bk.) |
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9781591240594 (electronic bk.) |
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9780815514282 |
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081551428X |
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9780815517214 (electronic bk.) |
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0815517211 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
(WaSeSS)ssj0000071941 |
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AU@ 000025337094 |
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CHNEW 001004448 |
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DEBBG BV039832743 |
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DEBBG BV042315361 |
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DEBSZ 405321074 |
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NZ1 10240271 |
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NZ1 14675004 |
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NZ1 15593031 |
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