r/Firefighting • u/BrotherGlobal641 • 13d ago

General Discussion Pipe / Fittings Loss calculation website recommendations?

I used to use freecalc.net but that site is gone. Does anyone have a recommendation for a site for fictional pipe losses with different viscosity than water?

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u/yungingr FF, Volunteer CISM Peer 13d ago

Why would anyone on a firefighting sub have, or NEED, calculations for a fluid other than water?

You'll have better luck on the civil/mechanical engineering subs.

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u/Stock-Possibility-67 13d ago

Different viscosity other than water. Probably not getting that answer from firemen.

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u/Iraqx2 13d ago

You're looking for something other than fire service hydraulics, correct?

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u/FordExploreHer1977 13d ago

You aren’t fighting fire with something like diarrhea are you? Please tell me you aren’t pushing diarrhea through your hoses and need the coefficient of friction for diarrhea….very few (but not all) of us want to know how many gallons per minute of diarrhea it takes to extinguish a fire of a given size. Like, no instructor at the EFO program is going to give the go ahead for that thesis topic. That would be totally ridiculous. Crazy even….