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FIRE PUMP ARRANGEMENTS AT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES This pageintentionallyleftblank FIRE PUMP ARRANGEMENTS AT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES Third Edition DENNIS P. NOLAN GulfProfessionalPublishingisanimprintofElsevier 50HampshireStreet,5thFloor,Cambridge,MA02139,UnitedStates TheBoulevard,LangfordLane,Kidlington,Oxford,OX51GB,UnitedKingdom Copyrightr2017ElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicor mechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,without permissioninwritingfromthepublisher.Detailsonhowtoseekpermission,furtherinformationaboutthe Publisher’spermissionspoliciesandourarrangementswithorganizationssuchastheCopyrightClearance CenterandtheCopyrightLicensingAgency,canbefoundatourwebsite:www.elsevier.com/permissions. ThisbookandtheindividualcontributionscontainedinitareprotectedundercopyrightbythePublisher (otherthanasmaybenotedherein). 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BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData AcatalogrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheLibraryofCongress ISBN:978-0-12-813043-8 ForInformationonallGulfProfessionalPublishingpublications visitourwebsiteathttps://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals PublishingDirector:JoeHayton SeniorAcquisitionEditor:KatieHammon SeniorEditorialProjectManager:KattieWashington ProductionProjectManager:SujathaThirugnanaSambandam CoverDesigner:VictoriaPearson TypesetbyMPSLimited,Chennai,India Dedicated to Kushal, Nicholas, and Zebulon This page intentionallyleftblank CONTENTS ListofFigures xiii ListofTables xv AbouttheAuthor xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxi Notice xxiii Introduction xxv 1. Historical Applications of Firewater Pumping Systems 1 AncientWaterPumps 1 ReciprocatingHandandSteamDrivenFirePumps 3 RotaryPumps 4 InventionofCentrifugalPump 4 ModernFirePumps 5 MunicipalWaterPumpingPlantsandMains 6 OffshoreFacilities 9 2. Philosophy of Protection 11 ProtectionOptions 11 RiskAssessments 15 3. Firewater Flow Requirements 17 RiskAreas 19 ExposureCoolingRequirements 20 FireControlRequirements 20 SuppressionRequirements 20 EgressWaterSprays 21 ResidualPressureRequirements 21 4. Duration ofFirewater Supplies 23 CapabilityofPublicWaterMains 23 5. Sources of Firewater Pump Supply 29 SeasandOceans 30 Rivers,Channels,Ponds,andLakes 30 WaterWells(NaturalUndergroundReservoirs) 31 vii viii Contents ManmadeReservoirs(ImpoundedSupplies) 32 MunicipalandPrivateFirewaterDistributionMains 35 SpecializedOffshoreRawSeawaterSystems 36 FirewaterUsagebyOtherServices 37 EmergencyWaterSources 38 WaterQuality 39 EnhancementstoFirefightingWater 40 MarineGrowth 41 BiocideInjection 42 OtherMarineGrowthControlMethods 43 EvaluationandPreventionofFreezingWater 44 FutureUse,SourcesandDevelopment 44 6. Pump TypesandApplications 45 DynamicPumps 46 RetrofitImprovementstoExistingFirewaterPumps 63 7. Pump Installation,Piping Arrangements,and Accessories 67 CodeRequirements 67 ListingRequirements(UnitedStatesandInternationalAgencies) 69 TypicalInstallation 71 Location,Separation,andProtectionFromRiskExposures 72 PumpSeparation 75 PumpRoomorBuildingConstruction 76 SpecialLocations 77 ArcticLocations 78 AridLocations 79 TropicalLocations 79 EarthquakeZones 80 MultiplePumpInstallations 80 PumpRotation 80 ReliefValves 81 VariableSpeedPressureLimitingControl 83 CirculationReliefValves 83 PressureandFlowControlValves 83 IsolationValves 84 BypassCapability 85 PressureGages 85 PressureRecorders 87 FlowMeasurementCapability 87 Contents ix CheckValves 89 AirReleaseValve 89 SupervisionofIsolationValves 90 InletScreens,Strainers,andFilters 90 SubmergedPumpIntakeOpenings 92 Cavitation,NetPositiveSuctionHeadandVortices 93 WaterHammerorSurge 94 PumpingSystemHydraulicDesign 96 VibrationLimitation 97 TorsionalVibrationAnalysis 97 BackflowPrevention 98 AreaandTaskLighting 99 Ventilation 99 FireSprinklerProtection 100 ElectricalPowerArrangements—CommercialFeeders,Transformers, Substations,andSwitchgear 100 UtilityServices 101 Drainage 101 OutsideInstallations 101 8. Materials ofConstruction 103 Durability 104 CorrosionConsiderations 104 CathodicProtection 105 Coatings 105 FiberglassMaterials 106 FreshwaterConcerns 106 CommonPumpMaterials 107 NonmetalicPipingConsiderations 108 9. Pump Driversand Power Transmission 109 ElectricMotors 109 NEMAClassification 112 SplashShieldorPartitions 113 GasolineEngines 113 DieselEngines 114 EngineGagePanel 115 DieselEngineFuelArrangements 115 FuelRefillingAspects 117 FuelContamination 117
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