Funny thing is how come the GPM is never reduced 10%? LOL

Anthony

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 2:13 PM, NSFD <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've always done it the first way as well. I believe In Brock's fire
> protection hydraulics book he also teaches to do it that way.It only makes
> sense, to me, that if you're reducing your potential (static) then you
> would have to likewise reduce the residual by the same amount as the static.
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> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 2:07 PM, MFP Design, LLC <[email protected]>
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>> *In this example… Apply a 10% reduction to the measured flow test
>> results.*
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>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 8, 2018 2:07 PM
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>> *Subject:* Re: Flow Test Reductions
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>> What is the exact wording of the reduction requirement?
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>> On Aug 8, 2018 at 5:03 PM, <LLC MFP Design <[email protected]>> wrote:
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>> Lets assume a flow test of 100 static, 80 residual, 1500 gpm flow.  You
>> are required to reduce it by 10%.  Is the reduced flow test 90 / 70 / 1500
>> or 90/72/1500?
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>> I’ve always done it the first way because that keeps parallel lines.
>> However, I’ve run into more than a few people doing it the 2nd way
>> lately.  Doing that has differing slopes and the lines would intersect.
>> The theoretical reduction could actually have a higher pressure at a given
>> flow with #2 since it is a flatter curve.
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