TM 5-814-9
exiting the bath. To allow flexibility of lane usage, each water
chapter 4, pressure and flow rates are provided to
cannon system is designed to deliver and operate in the required
facilitate pump selection and control, and to handle
flow and pressure ranges, regardless of whether a lane is dual-
different soiling conditions.
purpose or tracked.
Height. The center line of the nozzle on the cannon
(2)
Water pressure and flow rates. The recommended
(1)
should be 50 inches (127 centimeters) above the
water pressure is 100 psi (6.8 atmospheres) at the
can pavement adjacent to the island as shown on
nozzles. The recommended nozzle flow rate is 80
figure 5-5.
gpm (300 liters per minute). A flow control valve
Nozzles. The nozzle tip shall provide a stream of
shall be installed on each cannon to allow troops to
(3)
stop and start the water flow. As discussed in
water with a zero-degree spray-angle nozzle. The
5-3
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