A vertical turbine type fire pump with a diesel engine attached

A fire pump is a part of a fire sprinkler system's water supply. The pump intake is either connected to the public underground water supply piping, or a static water source (e.g., tank, reservoir, lake). The pump provide water flow at a higher pressure to the sprinkler system risers and hose standpipes. A fire pump is tested and listed for it's use specifically for fire service by a third-party testing and listing agency, such as UL or FM Global. The main code that governs fire pump installations in North America is the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fire Pumps for Fire Protection. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Fire sprinklers are an active fire protection measure subject to stringent bounding. ... In sand casting, a riser prevents shrinkage in metal cast parts during the solidification process. ... UL has a number of meanings: Underwriters Laboratories, USA University Library (at many universities) ul, an HTML element for creating unordered (bulleted) lists Microlinux (a. ... The FM Global logotype FM Global is a U.S. based company that specializes in property protection and provides insurance and risk management services to some of the worlds largest corporations. ... The National Fire Protection Association (established 1896) is an independent, voluntary-membership, nonprofit (tax-exempt) organization. ...

Fire pumps may be powered either by an electric motor or a diesel engine, or, very occasionally a steam turbine. If the local building code requires power independent of the local electric power grid, a pump using an electric motor may utilize, when connected via a listed transfer switch, the installation of an emergency generator. Rotating magnetic field as a sum of magnetic vectors from 3 phase coils An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into useful mechanical work. ... Transfer switches allow switching from a primary power source to a secondary or tertiary power source and are employed in some electrical power distribution systems. ... “Dynamo” redirects here. ...

The fire pump starts when the pressure in the fire sprinkler system drops below a threshold. The sprinkler system pressure drops significantly when one or more fire sprinklers are exposed to heat above their design temperature, and opens, releasing water. Alternately, other firehoses reels or other firefighting connections are opened, causing a pressure drop in the fire fighting main. Fire sprinklers are an active fire protection measure subject to stringent bounding. ... Indoor firehose A firehose is a thick, high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. ...

Fire pumps are needed when the local municipal water system cannot provide sufficient pressure to meet the hydraulic design requirements of the fire sprinkler system. This usually occurs if the building is very tall, such as in high-rise buildings, or in systems which require a relatively high terminal pressure at the fire sprinkler in order to flow a large volume of water, such as in storage warehouses. Fire pumps are also needed if fire protection water supply is provided from a ground level water storage tank. High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...

Types of pumps used for fire service include: horizontal split case, vertical split case, vertical inline, vertical turbine, and end suction.

A jockey pump is a small pump connected to a fire sprinkler system in parallel with the fire pump. It maintains pressure in a fire protection piping system to an artificially high level so that the operation of a single fire sprinkler will cause an appreciable pressure drop which will be easily sensed by the fire pump automatic controller, causing the fire pump to start. The jockey pump is essentially a portion of the fire pump's control system.

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General: Active fire protection — Fire alarm system Fire suppression: Fire extinguisher — Fire sand bucket — Fire sprinkler — Gaseous fire suppression Detection/alarm: Control panel — Heat detector — Pull station — Notification appliance — Smoke detector Practices: Fire drill — Fire drill regulations Active fire protection is one of the three types of structural fire protection. ... A fire alarm system is an active fire protection system that controls all the fire alarms in a building. ... Fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher is a device used to put out a fire, often in an emergency situation. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Fire sprinklers are an active fire protection measure subject to stringent bounding. ... Gaseous fire suppression is a term to describe the use of inert and chemical agents or gasses to suppress a fire. ... A Siemens MXL fire alarm control panel (top) and graphic annunciator (bottom) for Potomac Hall, at James Madison University. ... Electro-pneumatic heat detector, rate of rise and fixed temperature operation. ... A Fire-Lite BG-10 manual pull station. ... A Wheelock MT-24-LSM electronic fire alarm horn and strobe. ... A smoke detector or smoke alarm is a device that detects smoke and issues an alarm to alert nearby people that there is a potential fire. ... College students evacuate Potomac Hall, a dormitory at James Madison University, during a fire drill. ... The list of fire drill regulations contains information about regulations concerning fire drills in elementary, middle, and high schools unless otherwise stated. ...