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HYDRAULIC WORKSHEET 1.0 ROOM WIDTH AND COVERAGE AREA A. B.

Room Width: Coverage Area: ft ft X ft

2.0 SPRINKLER HEAD SPECIFICATIONS A. B. C. Single-Head Flow Rate: Single-Head Pressure: Dual-Head Flow Rate: gpm ft ft

3.0 DESIGN WATER FLOW (DWF) AND DESIGN PRESSURE A. If all rooms have only one sprinkler head: DWF (From 2A): B. If more than one head in any room: DWF (From 2C): Design Water Flow (A or B above): Design Sprinkler Pressure (From 2B) X 2 = Line 1: Line 2: 0 gpm gpm psi gpm

4.0 WATER PRESSURE AT THE PUBLIC MAIN

Line 3:

psi

5.0 PRESSURE LOSSES CAUSED BY DEVICES A. B. Backflow prevention Device; Check Valve Water Meter Loss Water Meter Size: pressure Loss (Use DWF on Line 1, and Table 3) C. Gate or Ball Valve Loss Line 4: psi

Line 5:

psi

(Use DWF and Table 3) No. Valves X psi = Loss Line 6: psi

6.0 PRESSURE LOSSES IN UNDERGROUND SUPPLY PIPING Find the Pressure Losses based on the DWF on Line 1 andTables in Appendix A. A. Underground Section #1 Piping Size B. , Type , ft: Length Pressure Loss = Line 7A: psi

Underground Section #2 Piping Size , Type , ft: Length Pressure Loss = Line 7B: psi

7.0 ELEVATION PRESSURE LOSS Difference in elevation between water main tap point and highest sprinkler (if the sprinkler head is lower, the number is negative): 2 = /

Line 8:

psi

8.0 SUM OF LOSSES AND SPRINKLER PRESSURE Line 2 + Line 4 + Line 5 + Line 6 +

Line 7A

Line 7B

Line 8

Line 9:

psi

9.0 AVAILABLE PRESSURE FOR PIPING Line 3 Line 9 = Line 10: psi

10.0 SELECTION OF PIPE TYPE AND SIZE Use the appropriate Table in Appendix B, based on the DWF, Line 1. Find the Available Pressure for Piping, Line 9, in the Table's left-hand column. Select the piping type(s) and size(s).

INSIDE SECTION A:

ft. maximum straight length

Type INSIDE SECTION B: Type

Size

, ft. maximum straight length

Size

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