| MANUFACTURER: Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company's 500-gallon pumping engine with booster tank and hose body |
| MUNICIPALITY: Demonstrator DATE: June 18, 1935 |
| CONDUCTED BY: National Board of Fire Underwriters, G.P. Cook, Engineer |
| MANUFACTURER'S TYPE: WC NUMBER: 9001 |
| ENGINE: MAKE: Ahrens-Fox/Hercules NUMBER: _________ |
| Size Cyl. and Stroke: 4-1/2" x 4-3/4" No. Cyls.: 6 Comp. Ratio: 4.77 to 1 |
| PEAK SPEED: __________ H.P. (A.L.A.M.): __________ |
| PUMP: MAKE: Ahrens-Fox Model: __________ No.: __________ |
| Displacement: __________ TYPE: Single-stage centrifugal with impeller |
| GEAR RATIO, ENGINE TO PUMP: Capacity: | 1 to 2.208 | Pressure: __________ |
| Contract Requirements: | 500 gallons per minute at 120 lbs. net pressure. | ||||||||||||
| 250 gallons per minute at 200 lbs. net pressure. | |||||||||||||
| 167 gallons per minute at 250 lbs. net pressure. |
| Tested at: Draft, Cincinnati, Ohio | Lift: 4 feet |
| First Test: |
| Duration: 6 hours | ||||||||||||
| Layout of Hose and Nozzles: one 50' line 2-1/2" cotton rubber-lined hose into deluge set with 1-1/2" nozzle tip. Gate throttled. | ||||||||||||
| Average Discharge and Pressure: 508 gallons per minute at 124 lbs. net. | ||||||||||||
| Average Nozzle Pressure: ________ lbs. | ||||||||||||
| Speed, R.P.M.: Engine: _____1428________ Pump: 3150 | ||||||||||||
| Gear Ratio Used: ______________________ Pump Operation: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Displacement: ________________ Slip: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Remarks: |
| Second Test: |
| Duration: 3 hours | ||||||||||||
| Layout of Hose and Nozzles: one 100' line 2-1/2" cotton rubber-lined hose into 1" nozzle tip. Gate throttled. | ||||||||||||
| Average Discharge and Pressure: 256 gallons per minute at 203 lbs. net. | ||||||||||||
| Average Nozzle Pressure: ________ lbs. | ||||||||||||
| Speed, R.P.M.: Engine: _____1812________ Pump: 4000 | ||||||||||||
| Gear Ratio Used: ______________________ Pump Operation: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Displacement: ________________ Slip: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Remarks: |
| Third Test: |
| Duration: 3 hours | ||||||||||||
| Layout of Hose and Nozzles: one 100' line 2-1/2" cotton rubber-lined hose into 1" nozzle tip. Gate throttled. | ||||||||||||
| Average Discharge and Pressure: 175 gallons per minute at 253 lbs. net. | ||||||||||||
| Average Nozzle Pressure: ________ lbs. | ||||||||||||
| Speed, R.P.M.: Engine: _____2010________ Pump: 4430 | ||||||||||||
| Gear Ratio Used: ______________________ Pump Operation: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Displacement: ________________ Slip: __________ | ||||||||||||
| Remarks: |
| GENERAL REMARKS (As to performance and condition of machine during and after test): Performance satisfactory. Draft test with ample power in reserve. |
| Signed, The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company |
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