TFT TORNADO Instructions For Installation, Operation And Maintenance

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6.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
6.1 STACKED TIPS FLOW AND REACH
Table 6.1
Stacked Tips Flow and Reaction Force
6.2 TORNADO MONITOR AND STREAM STRAIGHTENER FRICTION LOSS
6.3 STREAM STRAIGHTENERS
6.3.1 STREAM STRAIGHTENERS WITH STACKED TIPS
Turbulence though the Tornado monitor is very low, but stream quality and reach can be improved with the use of the integral stream
straightener on the TFT stacked tip nozzle. Stream straighteners will add some friction loss as indicated above.
6.3.2 STREAM STRAIGHTENERS WITH FOG NOZZLES
When using a fog nozzle for flows below 300 gpm (1,100 L/min), it is recommended that no stream straightener be used since the fog
nozzle’s flow path serves as a stream straightener. Above 300 gpm (1,100 L/min), TFT’s 5 inch Stream Straightener will generally
improve a fog nozzle’s stream.
NOZZLE INLET PRESSURE
NOZZLE
DIAMETER
50 PSI 80 PSI 100 PSI 150 PSI 175 PSI
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
FLOW
(GPM)
REACTION
(LBS)
1.00” 210 80 270 120 300 150 360 230 390 260
1.25” 330 120 410 190 460 230
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1.50” 470 170
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FLOW EXCEEDS RATING OF THE TORNADO MONITOR
NOZZLE INLET PRESSURE
NOZZLE
DIAMETER
4 BAR 6 BAR 8 BAR 10 BAR 12 BAR
FLOW
(L/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(L/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(L/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(L/min)
REACTION
(KG)
FLOW
(L/min)
REACTION
(KG)
25 mm 830 40 1000 60 1200 80 1300 100 1400 120
32 mm 1300 70 1700 100 1900 130
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38 mm 1900 90
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FLOW EXCEEDS RATING OF THE TORNADO MONITOR
Figure 6.2B
0
0.3
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.4
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
0 100 200 300 400 500
LOSS (BAR)
FLOW (LPM)
LOSS (PSI)
FLOW (GPM)
TORNADO MONITOR
19 PSI LOSS AT 500 GPM
TORNADO MONITOR
7 PSI LOSS AT 300 GPM
5" OR 10" STREAM STRAIGHTENER
3 PSI LOSS AT 500 GPM
TORNADO OSC MONITOR
31 PSI LOSS AT 500 GPM
TORNADO OSC MONITOR
11 PSI LOSS AT 300 GPM

TFT TORNADO Specifications

General

Brand	TFT
Model	TORNADO
Category	Firefighting Equipment
Language	English