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LIY-301 March 26, 2020 Rev00
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7.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
7.1 STACKED TIPS FLOW
NOZZLE INLET PRESSURE
NOZZLE
DIAMETER
50 PSI
80 PSI
100 PSI
150 PSI
175 PSI
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
1.0 INCH
210
80
270
120
300
150
360
230
390
260
1-1/4 INCH
330
120
410
190
460
230
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—
—
—
1-1/2 INCH
470
170
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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FLOW EXCEEDS RATING OF TORNADO MONITOR
Table 7.1A
NOZZLE INLET PRESSURE
NOZZLE
DIAMETER
4 BAR
6 BAR
8 BAR
10 BAR
12 BAR
FLOW
(l/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(l/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(l/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(l/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(l/min)
REACTION
(KG)
25 MM
830
40
1000
60
1200
80
1300
100
1400
120
32 MM
1300
70
1700
100
1900
130
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—
—
—
38 MM
1900
90
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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FLOW EXCEEDS RATING OF TORNADO MONITOR
Table 7.1B
7.2 TORNADO RC MONITOR AND STREAM STRAIGHTENER FRICTION LOSS
Tornado RC Monitor and Task Force Tips 5 and 10 inch Stream Straightener friction loss.
0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.4
0
200
400
600
800
1000 1200
1400
1600
1800
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
0
100
200
300
400
500
LOSS (bar)
FLOW (l/min)
LOSS (psi)
FLOW (gpm)
TORNADO MONITOR
19 psi LOSS AT 500 gpm
TORNADO MONITOR
7 psi LOSS AT 300 gpm
5" OR 10" STREAM STRAIGHTENER
3 psi LOSS AT 500 gpm
Figure 7.2
7.2.1 STREAM STRAIGHTENERS WITH STACKED TIPS
Even though turbulence through the Tornado RC monitor is very low, stream quality and reach can be improved with the use of the
integral stream straightener on the TFT stacked tip nozzle. The TFT Stream Straightener Friction Loss Graph shows device loss with
and without a stream straightener. (see Figure 7.2)
7.2.2 STREAM STRAIGHTENERS WITH FOG NOZZLES
When using a fog nozzle for
fl
ows below 300 gpm (1100 l/min), it is recommended that no stream straightener be used. At lower
fl
ows, the fog nozzle’s
fl
ow path serves as a stream straightener. Above 300 gpm (1100 l/min), TFT’s 5 inch Stream Straightener will
generally improve a fog nozzle’s stream.