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An approach to evaluating and maintaining sprinkler performance

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The author presents a conceptual framework for hydraulically calculating sprinkler demand curves based upon a modular loss system. He establishes an interrelationship between a loss module and the demand requirements of a sprinkler system in terms of water density required to control a fire at the modular level and to supply supplemental hose streams for completing extinguishment.

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  1. University of Maryland, Maryland, USA

    Harry E. Hickey

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Hickey, H.E. An approach to evaluating and maintaining sprinkler performance. Fire Technol 4, 292–303 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588640

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