Author(s)

P. Boulos, C. Orr, E. Heath, J. Ro, M. Meyer, R. Hill & M. Moore

Abstract

Fire demands can have a significant impact on the size of a water distribution system. These demands create additional localized stress on the water system and may induce undesirable areas of low pressures. Sound engineering design practice dictates that the distribution system be capable of delivering all fire flows at the required minimum pressure. The application of computer network models provides an efficient and reliable approach for computing these flows and determining their impacts on system performance. Current fire flow models require changes in the network structure and associated hydraulic equilibrium equations or are based on a repetitive trial

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