Re: [Fwd: The fliud is foam for fire fighting at the petroleum storage area.]

From: <Christopher>
Date: Thu Mar 24 2005 - 10:48:00 EST

On Mar 24, 2005, at 5:32 AM, Paul Bowers wrote:

> Can I treat the flowing fluid which is the FOAM as
> WATER in the calculations using the properties of
> foam.

Not unless it's water. If it's a single phase Newtonian fluid, you can probably asses the flow parameters with basic principles that apply to the flow of water. If not you should be asking the manufacturer for details.
>
> Can you also assist me with relevant notes and
> information how to go about the whole project?
You're a mechanical engineer--that's what you trained for, isn't it?

Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=L92aXpsW3sLEdA092asLVUmKtcmoozXe3HO_LpJ8l-seTBzspdQ5aiia5QR8_JPt4TlxvYLF4Elu">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania

1864)
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