NFPA Exam CFPS Topic 4 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for NFPA's CFPS exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 4

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The three basic calculation methods used to determine rate of fire flow are the Royer/Nelson. US National Fire Academy, and_________.

AHazen Williams

BVenturi principle

CSprinkler calculations

DBernoulli calculation

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by Annice at Feb 11, 2025, 09:02 PM

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6 days ago

The Venturi principle? Really? I don't think that's used for fire flow calculations. Sounds more like something from a physics lab.

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10 days ago

Hmm, I'm pretty sure the third calculation method is the Hazen-Williams equation. That's the one we covered in my fire protection class.

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14 days ago

I think the answer is A) Hazen Williams.

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