Basic – Kenneth E. Isman, P.E. There are many different types of fire pumps used in fire protection systems including positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps. Within the family of ...

Consider the consequences of a priming system malfunction or failure during a drafting procedure at a working structure fire. A delay in delivering water, or no water delivery at all, is likely to ...

Fire pump controllers are control panels containing electrical components, such as circuit breaker, switches, relays, and other devices, dedicated to the operation of fire pumps. The devices within a ...

In the NEC, the normal philosophy for circuit protection is to shut down equipment before allowing the supply conductors to overheat. Article 695 departs from this philosophy. The fire pump motor must ...

One nuclear power station added additional fire pumps to ensure plant needs could be met under any circumstances. Among the various types of energy that keep a city up and running, none demands the ...