Fort Walton Beach Fire Department

E-7 Friction Loss Chart

Chief Nozzle, 1-3/4" Hose 1 1/4" Smooth Bore, 2-1/2" Hose
Hose Length Hose Length
150 200 250 300 350 400 325 GPM 100 150 200 250 300 350
165 GPM 80 95 110 125 140 155
66 74 82 90 98 106
200 GPM 85 100 115 130 145 160
Fill in with 3" @ 4psi per 100' Fill in with 3" @ 5 psi per 100'
FRICTION LOSS CHART STARTING ENGINE PRESSURES
(Per 100' of Ponn Conquest Hose) psi
1" 2" 3" 5" Siamese Elkhart RAM Monitor 100
GPM 2 - 3" Deck Gun/ FOG 100
100 6 2 1 Foam Eductor 200
125 10 3 2 Front Trash Line 1 1/2" 125
150 13 4 3 1 Front Trash Line 1 3/4" 75
175 15 6 3 1 Relay or Supply, 5" Hose 20+FL
200 24 8 4 1 Standpipe/Sprinkler 150
300 16 10 2 High Rise Pack 75
400 25 12 1 4 STANDARD NOZZLE PRESSURE
500 30 22 2 6 psi
600 50 25 3 8 Elkhart Chief Nozzles 50
700 32 4 12 Sprinkler Head 30
800 45 5 14 Solid Tip, Handline 50
1000 6 22 Solid Tip Master Stream 80
1200 9 32 High Rise Nozzle 50
1500 14 50 Elkhart Low Pressure Automatic 75
2000 26 88 Master Fog Nozzles (SM1250) 75
FRICTION LOSS FACTORS F-500 Agent AVAILABLE WATER
psi STATI 0% to 10% of
HYDROCARBONS - 1%
STANDPIPE 25 C "DROP" will
SPRINKLER 25 supply 3 times of
PORTABLE FOAM EDUCTOR 65 1 - LINE PER 950 SQ. FT. 2- ( ) original water
BACK PRESSURE (per floor) 5 PAILS PER LINE FOR 10 MIN.
FLOW %
WYE/REDUCER 5 RESID
DECK GUN BASE 15
CRITICAL VELOCITY GPM 10% to 15% of
1 3/4 275 "DROP" will
2 1/2 600 POLAR SOLVENTS - 3% supply 2 times of
3 900 original water
SOLID TIP GPM/SNP CHART ( )
HANDLINES(NP=50) MASTER STM(NP=80) %
TIP GPM TIP GPM 1 - LINE PER 950 SQ. FT. 6- DROP
PAILS PER LINE FOR 10 MIN.
" 160 1" 400 FLOW 15% to 25% of
1" 210 1" 600 ( ) "DROP" will
1" 265 1" 800 supply 1 times of
TOTAL FLOWS = 10-60 MIN. original water
1" 325 2" 1000
CLASS A STARTS AT .5%