Drafting Terminology Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. A pressure that is somewhat less than atmospheric pressure.
- 7. Height of a point above sea level or the center-line of a fire pump.
- 8. A permanently installed hydrant pipe that has pumper suction connections installed at static water sources.
- 10. Type of pump with one or more impellers that rotate and utilize centrifugal force to move the water.
- 12. Type of collapsible storage tank used during a relay or shuttle operation to hold water.
- 14. An opening through which fluid enters a fire pump.
Down
- 1. Any device, usually a positive-displacement pump used to exhaust the air from inside a centrifugal fire pump.
- 2. A type of lift where the height a column of water may be lifted in sufficient quantity to provide a reliable fire flow.
- 3. Noncollapsible suction hose attached to a pump and used to draft water from a source lower than the pump.
- 5. Condition in which vacuum pockets form due to localized regions of low pressure at the vanes in the impeller... this may sound like gravel in the pump.
- 6. Type of site at which tankers/tenders will be loaded during a water shuttle operation.
- 9. Process of acquiring water from a static source and transferring it into a pump that is above the sources level.
- 11. A rubber ring, used for placing around a joint to make it watertight.
- 13. Type of water source that is at rest and does not provide a pressure head for fire apparatus.