A fire pump is a part of a fire protection system’s water supply.

It is
important to know that a fire pump does not create water, it takes
water that is given to it from a water supply such as underground
water tank and increases the pressure (energy) of the water.

Head of fire pump = Hs + Hr + HLF + HLP

Hs: Static Head

Hr: Residual Head
HLF: Friction Loss Head
Friction Loss Head = Friction Loss in Pipes + Friction Loss in Fittings

All these calculations of fire pump head are performed in the

following excel sheet.

Download also: NFPA Tables In One Excel Sheet, Fire Sprinklers and
Fire Pump Tables

This excel sheet calculator performs all hydraulic

calculations for fire sprinkler system. Fire protection systems
design engineers always perform hydraulic calculation for fire
fighting systems so as to estimate fire pump size and network pipe
sizing

The fire pump size is basically depends on head loss in pipes and
the required flow rate for the system.

This xls calculator contains all formulas that required for

calculating head loss and estimating fire pump size according to:

1. Hazard classification
2. Coverage area per sprinkler
3. Design density
4. Total design area
5. Material of pipe (c value)