Firewater Pumps at Industrial Facilities

Content: 
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
About the author, Page xiii
Acknowledgments, Page xv
Notice, Page xvii
Preface, Page xix
Introduction, Pages xxi-xxiii
List of tables, Page xxv
List of figures, Pages xxvii-xxviii
List of acronyms, Pages xxix-xxxii
Chapter 1 - Historical applications of firewater pumping systems, Pages 1-8
Chapter 2 - Philosophy of protection, Pages 9-12
Chapter 3 - Firewater flow requirements, Pages 13-17
Chapter 4 - Duration of firewater supplies, Pages 19-23
Chapter 5 - Sources of firewater pump supply, Pages 25-36
Chapter 6 - Pump types and applications, Pages 37-53
Chapter 7 - Pump installation, piping arrangements and accessories, Pages 55-82
Chapter 8 - Materials of construction, Pages 83-87
Chapter 9 - Pump drivers and power transmission, Pages 89-111
Chapter 10 - Firewater pump controllers, Pages 113-124
Chapter 11 - Reliability, Pages 125-130
Chapter 12 - Classified area pump installations, Pages 131-136
Chapter 13 - Firewater pump acceptance and flow testing, Pages 137-150
Chapter 14 - Human factors and quality control, Pages 151-158
Appendix - Selected major incidents affecting the performance of firewater pumping systems, Pages 159-161
Bibliography, Pages 165-168
Glossary, Pages 169-174
FM global report on fire pump loss history, Page 162
Purchase data/specification sheet, Pages 163-164
Index, Pages 175-185