standpipe pressure

  • 1Standpipe — Stand pipe ( p[imac]p ), n. 1. (Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it… …

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  • 2standpipe — [stand′pīp΄] n. a high vertical pipe or cylindrical tank for storing water and keeping it at a desired pressure, esp. such a large tank used in a water supply system for a town, etc …

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  • 3Standpipe (firefighting) — For other uses, see Standpipe (disambiguation). External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, United States. In North America, a standpipe is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi… …

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  • 4standpipe — noun Date: circa 1850 a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water supply system …

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  • 5standpipe — noun a) A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom. b) The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters …

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  • 6standpipe — A cylindrical tank for storing water, usually of sufficient height to create water pressure …

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  • 7Thomas Hill Standpipe — Infobox nrhp name = Bangor Standpipe nrhp type = caption = Thomas Hill Standpipe location = Jackson St Bangor, Maine nearest city = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long degrees = long minutes = long seconds = long… …

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  • 8Rig standpipe — A rig standpipe is a solid metal pipe attached to the side of a drilling rig s derrick that is a part of its drilling mud system. It is used to conduct drilling fluid from the mud pumps to the kelly hose. Bull plugs, pressure transducers and… …

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  • 9давление в напорной линии — давление на стояке — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы давление на стояке EN standpipe pressure …

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  • 10Glossary of firefighting — Note: This list does not include firefighting equipment, i.e., tools and apparatus used by firefighters. Please refer to Glossary of firefighting equipment for such terms. : Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by… …

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