A fire hose nozzle has a diameter of 1.125 in. According to some fire codes, the nozzle must be capable of delivering at least 250 2.750-in.-diameter hose, what pressure must be maintained just upstream of the nozzle to deliver gal/min. If the nozzle is attached to a this flowrate? Answer p= i psig

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A fire hose nozzle has a diameter of 1.125 in. According to some fire codes, the nozzle must be capable of delivering at least 250
2.750-in.-diameter hose, what pressure must be maintained just upstream of the nozzle to deliver
gal/min. If the nozzle is attached to a
this flowrate?
Answer
p=
i
psig
Transcribed Image Text:A fire hose nozzle has a diameter of 1.125 in. According to some fire codes, the nozzle must be capable of delivering at least 250 2.750-in.-diameter hose, what pressure must be maintained just upstream of the nozzle to deliver gal/min. If the nozzle is attached to a this flowrate? Answer p= i psig
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