4th Printing of the Book;
"Lessons in Wildland fire Hydraulics & Formulas".
The Book has been Updated, Revised and Edited.
This book focuses on teaching folks how to move water in the wildland fire environment far beyond their S-211 and PMS-419 courses.
Now Covers:
Bambi Bucket cooling capacities for every bucket made, this is included in the Q-Ref section on page 143.
Includes a section on Fire Behavior Nomograms(1), that explains how nomograms are used to determine a fires intensity in Btu. This section is absolutely vital to understand how thermal intensity is determined. If you cannot determine fire intensity you will not be able to determine how much cooling you need to bring to the fire or how much fuel to remove, etc. This is a section on fire thermodynamics that is simply not taught anywhere in the wildland fire training programs!
The Book Covers 14 lessons + includes the 32 pages of the Quick Reference Guide in one.
- Lessons 1 & 2 cover Properties of Water and Calculating Heat Generation & Absorption.
- Lessons 3 & 4 cover Centrifugal Pumps and Rules of Thumb.
- Lessons 5 & 6 cover Pump Pressure Calculation and Head Pressure determination.
- Lessons 7 & 8 cover Nozzle Pressures & Affinity Laws and the Fire Slide Rule use.
- Lessons 9 & 10 cover Friction Losses for simple and Progressive Hose lays.
- Lesson 11 is 11 pages and is dedicated solely to Drafting Principles and covers the technical elements that allow us to draft water to which many are simply NEVER taught. You will Never worry about being able to draft water again!
- Lessons 12 - 14 cover Relay Pumping Operations, What your watchouts will likely be and how to plan for them. These lessons cover the 7 principle areas that must be considered before designing a relay operation, including showing you how to calculate the number of engines required for a relay as well as how to determine the spacing between each engine. However, the Relay Pumping system is nearly almost always either under or never utilized in the wildland fire service!
Quick Reference has formuals for the Following:
Click on the images to view the topics & Formulas covered!
Book Features:
130lb Satin Covers (old version was 100lb sating covers).
100lb Satin Pages (old version was 80lb sating pages).
Referenced page numbers are updated to correspond to the Q-Ref(Quick Reference) within the book itself instead the stand alone publication.
You Do NOT need to purchase the stand alone Quick Reference if you are buying this product as it is included.
5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Book is Wire bound and Color Printed.
(1) Nomograms are a pictorial representation of a complex mathematical formulas that allows users to easily and quickly calculate and make estimations that would otherwise be too time consuming or imparctical or nearly impossible in the field.
A compiled spreadsheet for Windows PC's that allows you to perform complex calculations in the field quickly and easily.
The Compiled Spreadsheet has the following Tabs.
- Hydro-PDP
- Multi-Leg
- Heli-WT
- Thermo
- Time-Dist-Noz
- FL-Layout
- Data
Hydro-PDP allows you to perform all of the standard PDP calculations that would involve Head pressures, Friction Loss, Nozzle Pressures and Flow Rates. This tab also you to determine Engine Spacings for Relay Pumping Operations
Multi-Leg tab allows you to break up long hose lays into 9 separate legs/sections so that you can determine what each different area of your hose lay will require and what you need to do to maintain the required flow rates.
Heli-WT tab allows you to calculate the EGPM's for both helicotpers and water tenders to enable a match in equivalent flow for sustainable operations in the field. This tab also will determine the best place to place a dip tank from the fire edge to allow for a better matched ground support.
Thermo tab allows you to determine the altitude, water temperature and either flow rate or load size to determine the Btu absorption/cooling capacity to better match resources for a particular fire thermal output.
Time-Dist-Noz tab allows you to determine times and distances of resources as well as nozzle sizes, pressrues and flows.
Fl-Layout tab is for pre determining Friction losses for a particular flow rate, hose size and length.
Data tab is used for various tabs and is not usable by the end user.
The software comes on a USB A Flash Drive, with a 17 page user manual in PDF, installation instructions, End User License Agreement and the Readme file. The product is shipped via US Postal Mail and the software is for a 1 year license and can be renewed at reduced rate.
The Flash drive is a 2Gb capacity and is provided free ($6 value).
The Documentation for installation and use are contained within the Flash Drive.
Any necessary Updates, changes, modifications etc as may be necessary are provided free of charge during the one year period of your license.
A renewal subscription & registration key for the Engineers Pump Calculator.
Do not select this unless you have already purchased the Calculator before.
Converted from digital to print media. A 33 page booklet with;
130lb satin covers
110lb satin pages
Size: 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall
Saddle Stiched
If you are looking for a alternative to the S-211, only on Sterioids, then this book is for you.
Covers the fundamentals how to calulate the basic Head, Friction Loss, Nozzle Pressure, pump spacing, etc, and if you are not concerned with the components of the Pump itself, then this book is the right choice. This book does NOT address Mark 3 pump components at all. The sole focus is on hydraulics as it pertains to the mark 3 and places emphasys on the pump curve and how to determine number of pumps, pump spacing, pump dead heading dangers etc.
This book shows you how Temperature rise in degrees F, per minute inside the pump chamber can be determined.
A pump with a 10hp Motor with a 1 gallon pump chamber capacity, can generate 50.8 degrees F per minute at dead head. If the temperature of the water you are drafting is 45 degrees, then in 3.2 minutes the water will be 212 deg F!
This book shows you the process of how to read and understand it's pump curve to make better decisions on the number and placement of Mark 3 or similiar pumps in the field.
Richardson Semi structured hat with the WAE Patch.
Custom Mug, State your First Name Initial, Full Last Name, then primary Qual desired, then District. Item will be as shown.
- 11-oz. capacity
- Dishwasher- & microwave-safe
- Ceramic material
- White exterior
- 8 handle & interior colors:
- Red, Black, yellow, Orange, White, Blue, Pnk, Green.
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