Firefighting equipment requires that the exit velocity of the firehose be 30 m/s at an elevation of

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Firefighting equipment requires that the exit velocity of the firehose be 30 m/s at an elevation of 45 m above the hydrant. The nozzle at the end of the hose has a contraction ratio of 4:1 (Ae/Ahose = 1/4). The head loss in the hose is 8V 2/2g, where V is the velocity in the hose. What must the pressure be at the hydrant to meet this requirement? The pipe supplying the hydrant is much larger than the firehose.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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