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Friction loss studies using a 0.0127-m fire hose

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An Erratum to this article was published on 01 November 1975

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Friction loss studies using polyethylene oxide injected into a 0.0127-m fire hose show about a forty-five percent reduction in friction loss.

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  1. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, USA

    R. G. Purington

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This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Energy Research & Development Administration.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02593029.

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Purington, R.G. Friction loss studies using a 0.0127-m fire hose. Fire Technol 11, 184–190 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589963

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