I was wondering if someone had the formula to figure this out, or the answer to the question in regards to foam operations.
If the truck carries 20 gallons of class A foam and it is proportioned at 0.1%, how many gallons of water will the truck flow before the foam tank is empty?
Thanks!
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03-15-2011, 08:45 AM #1Forum Member
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Total water used with foam
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03-15-2011, 09:20 AM #2
Dear ghod... The last time I checked they taught percentages in 4h or 5th grade. Seriously?
"Nemo Plus Voluptatis Quam Nos Habant"
The Code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules.
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03-15-2011, 10:14 AM #3
Very Simple Math.
Quantity of foam divided by percantage of concentration desired.
20 gallon foam cell @ 0.1% = 20/.001 = 20,000 gallons of water.
15 gallon foam cell @ 0.3% = 15/.003 = 5,000 gallons of water
30 gallon foam cell @ 0.5% = 30/.005 = 6,000
If you want to double check the math you can work it backwards, (6,000) gallons of water multiplied by percentage of concentration (.5%) 6,000 * .005 = 30 gallons of foam required to treat 6,000 gallons of water at .5% concentration.
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03-15-2011, 10:26 AM #4Forum Member
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Thanks sdff. Appreciate it much.
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