Water Pressure Loss Analysis of Mobile Machine for Fire Fighting Purpose

Fire fighting is risky profession. They are not only extinguishing fires in tall buildings but also must drag heavy hoses, climb high ladders and carry people from buildings and other situations. There are many fire fighters lost their lives in the line of duty each year throughout the world. The st...

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Main Authors: Tan, Chee Fai, Sarban Singh, Ranjit Singh, Alkahari, Mohd. Rizal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/5977/1/J_IJSCE_Cheefai002.pdf
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/5977/
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Summary:Fire fighting is risky profession. They are not only extinguishing fires in tall buildings but also must drag heavy hoses, climb high ladders and carry people from buildings and other situations. There are many fire fighters lost their lives in the line of duty each year throughout the world. The statistics of the fire fighter fatalities are still maintain at high level every year and it may continue to increase if there is no improvement in fire fighting techniques and technology. The paper describes the water pressure loss analysis of mobile fire fighting machine prototype.