CEN/TR 16099:2010

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Fire service equipment - Summary of water pressures specified in published CEN/TC
192 standards
Ausrüstung für die Feuerwehr - Zusammenfassung von Festlegungen zum Wasserdruck
in veröffentlichten Normen von CEN/TC 192
Equipement des services d'incendie - Bilan des pressions hydrauliques spécifiées dans
les normes publiées du CEN/TC 192
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 16099:2010
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 16099
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
October 2010
ICS 13.220.10
English Version
Fire service equipment - Summary of water pressures specified
in published CEN/TC 192 standards
Equipement des services d'incendie - Bilan des pressions Ausrüstung für die Feuerwehr - Zusammenfassung von
hydrauliques spécifiées dans les normes publiées du Festlegungen zum Wasserdruck in veröffentlichten Normen
CEN/TC 192 von CEN/TC 192
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 30 August 2010. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 192.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Fire ground system of operation .5
3 Published water pressures .8
4 Recommendations . 14
Bibliography . 15

Tables
Table 1 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 hose standards .8
Table 2 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 pump standards .9
Table 3 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/ TC 192 fire appliance standards . 11
Table 4 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 branch pipe standards . 12
Table 5 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 portable equipment for projecting extinguishing
agent standards . 13

Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 16099:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 192 “Fire service
equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Introduction
Primarily this Technical Report is intended for use by the relevant CEN/TC 192 Working Groups when
preparing new standards or revising existing ones. The Technical Report may also be of value to fire and
rescue services when designing, selecting, operating or maintaining extinguishing equipment and also to other
CEN committees or other organisations who may work on related matters.
The aim of this Technical Report, as well as providing a collation of existing water pressures contained in
published CEN/TC192 standards, is to assist in working towards preparing more common definitions, values
and descriptions within new or revised TC 192 standards and to ensure such definitions are clearer, more
consistent and easier for the users of the standards.
NOTE Terms and definitions for pressures are given in the relevant EN standards listed in Clause 3. The equivalent
definition for the terms within each section may not be identical.
1 Scope
This Technical Report identifies the various elements of fire ground operations which work together to form a
system for the delivery of water or other extinguishing media. The Technical Report also identifies the
CEN/TC 192 Working Groups responsible for the standard(s) for that specific item(s) of equipment.
The pressures at which these various items of equipment operate at, as described in their respective
standard, are identified and collated and an explanation as to what such pressures relate to is given.
Recommendations are provided in relation to the revision of existing standards and the preparation of new
ones in respect of water pressures.
2 Fire ground system of operation
A schematic representation of a typical water delivery system for firefighting operations is shown in Figure 1,
with following sections:
 Section 0: Hydrants (for information only);
 Section 1: Layflat hose for water supply;
 Section 2: Fire pump;
 Section 3: Fire appliance – plumbing & valve installation;
 Section 4: Semi rigid hose – to go on hose reel;
 Section 5: Layflat hose for fire attack;
 Section 6: Nozzles;
 Section 7: Fire ground equipment, dividers, etc.;
 Section 8: Portable monitors;
 Section 9: Suction hoses;
 Section 10: Vehicle mounted monitors.
Figure 2 identifies the individual components that form the system, the appropriate European Standards and
the Working Groups of CEN/TC 192 responsible for preparing those standards.
Key
1 Section 0: Hydrants (for information only) 7 Section 10: Vehicle mounted monitors
2 Section 9: Suction hoses 8 Section 5: Layflat hose for fire attack
3 Section 1: Layflat hose for water supply 9 Section 5: Layflat hose for fire attack
4 Section 2: Fire pump 10 Section 6: Nozzles
5 Section 4: Semi rigid hose – to go on hose reel 11 Section 7: Fire ground equipment, dividers, etc.
6 Section 3: Fire appliance – plumbing & valve installation 12 Section 8: Portable monitors
Figure 1 — Fire ground operation as a system

Key
1     − Couplings for hose assembly: National standards apply
1)
2 Working Group 1: Sections 1, 4, 5 and 9: EN 694, EN 1947, EN ISO 14557 and EN 14540 See Table 1
3 Working Group 2: Section 2: EN 1028 (all parts), EN 14710 (all parts) and EN 14466 See Table 2
4 Working Group 3: Sections 3 and 10: EN 1846-3 See Table 3
2)
5 Working Group 8: Sections 6, 7 and 8: EN 15182 (all parts), EN 15767 (all parts) See Table 4 and Table 5
Figure 2 — Fire fighting components and relating Working Groups of CEN/TC 192

1) National standards apply. A European Standard for layflat hoses for fire attack does not exist. The Final Draft FprEN 1924, Fire-fighting hoses ― Non-percolating layflat
delivery hoses and hose assemblies for pumps and vehicles failed at Formal Vote and the standardization project was cancelled in 2004.
2) Possible future standardization projects in CEN/TC 192/WG 8.
3 Published water pressures
Table 1 to Table 5 provide various information related to the pressure designations, descriptions and values abstracted from the relevant published
standards of CEN/TC 192.
Table 1 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 hose standards
European Standard Pressures Comment
Maximum working pressure for 19 mm and 25 mm diameter = 12 bar Semi-rigid hoses for fixed systems.
EN 694
Maximum working pressure for 33 mm diameter = 7 bar Not relevant for mobile application.
Maximum working pressure for Category 1 = 15 bar
To be considered for hoses on hose reels installed into
EN 1947
fire appliances.
Maximum working pressure for Category 2 = 40 bar
Non-percolating layflat hoses for fixed systems in
buildings.
Maximum working pressure = 15 bar
EN 14540 NOTE Can be exceeded by 2 bar for a short period of time during Not relevant for mobile application.
pumping against closed valves.
Base to start from as for example the 17 bar test
pressure on the pumps can be covered.
Table 2 — Pressures abstracted from CEN/TC 192 pump standards
Symbol, abbreviation Term Definition in accordance with EN 1028-1 and explanation
Inlet pressure, measured at the measurement point specified in Annex B of EN 1028-2:2002+A1:2008.
p Inlet section pressure
e
Explanation: Pressure applied to the pump suction from a hydrant or another pump. The pressure may
be zero (operation from vehicle tank) or negative (draft from open water).
Outlet pressure, measured at the measurement point specified in Annex B of EN 1028-2:2002+A1:2008.
Explanation: Pressure measured at the pump outlet and indicated to the operator by the appropriate
gauge. During an operation the pump operator controls the pump speed in order to maintain a certain
p Outlet section pressure
a
outlet pressure to provide sufficient pressure at the nozzle. The calculation is based on friction and
elevation l
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