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P A R T N E R S
1 O F 2 8
BASIC CALCULATION
FOR PUMP & TANK
SELECTION
The following are the
design considered based on
NFPA 13 / 14 & 24
1)FIRE HOSE REEL
SYSETM
 FHR Flow rate = ! g"#$a
% No of FHR in o"eration
at an ti#e = 2 Nos'(ration
of o"eration = )! #ins
*rdinar Ha+ard, -- .eg
P(blic 0 Fire hose reel
TAN T*RA
5APA5-T6 .for *rdinar
Ha+ard Area0 = !
g"# 7 2 No 7 )!
$ i n s ) ! ! ! g " # Total
storage 8ol(#e re9(ired
= )!!! gallons .$ini#(#01
galloons = 3:;
litres Total storage 8ol(#e
re9(ired = )!!! gallons 7
3:;
34065litr!

T O TA L S T O R A " E
TA N K # O L U M E
34$3
P(#" flow rate re9(ired = 2
% ! g"# = 1!! g"#Fire
hose reel "(#" Head
calc(lationResid(al
Press(re re9(ired at FHR =
4! <ar Press(re loss in
"i"e/fittings etc = !
bar .ass(#ed larger
length of "i"e needs #ore
"ress(re0afet = !
bar Total head "ress(re
re9(ired = ! bar
$ini#(#
%)FIRE HYRANT
SYSETM
Hdrant Flow rate = 2!
g"#$a% No of FH in
o"eration at an ti#e = 2
No'(ration of o"eration = )!
#ins *rdinar ha+ard
-- .eg P(blic0 Fire
hdrant TAN
T*RA 5APA5-T6
.for *rdinar Ha+ard
Area0 = 2 !
g " # 7 2
N o 7 ) !
$ i n s 4 ! ! !
g " # Total storage
8ol(#e re9(ired = 4!!!
gallons .$ini#(#01 galloons
= 3:; litres Total
storage 8ol(#e re9(ired =
4!!! gallons 7 3:;
1'03%5litr!