Hale Q Series Muscle - Manual (Page 181)

181 MUSCLE (Midship) Pumps Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
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Glossary 
mode to pressure mode, and vice versa.
Pressure .............Force per unit area.
Pressure ............The pressure gauge is usually graduated in pounds per square inch (PSI) only. It
Gauge is connected to the pump discharge manifold, thus indicating pump discharge ressure.
Priming ...............Priming evacuates the air from the main pump and suction hose, thus creating a vacuum.
This allows atmospheric pressure on the source of the fluid to push the fluid up into the
suction hose and pump.
Priming Pump ....An auxiliary positive displacement pump which pumps air out of the pump body that
creates a vacuum to prime the main pump. The priming pump is a rotary vane type,
electric motor driven. Once the main pump is primed and pumping, the priming pump
is shut off.
Priming Pump ...A valve located in the priming line between the priming pump and the main pump.
Valve It remains closed at all times except when priming. The control is normally located on
the pump panel.
Pump Shift ..........A midship pump is usually mounted with a split gearbox installed in the drive shaft.The
pump shift moves a sliding gear in the gearbox that transmits power either to the pump
or the rear axle. In ROAD position, power is shifted to the rear axle for driving; in PUMP
position, the rear axle is disconnected, and power is shifted to the pump shaft.
Relay ...................Movement of water from an apparatus at a water source to additional apparatus until
water reaches the fire ground.
Relief Valve.........An automatic valve which, when activated by the relief valve control, holds pump
pressure steady when discharge valves or shut-off nozzles are closed. The valve
maintains its given pressure by dumping the pump discharge flow into the pump suction.
Relief Valve ........A handwheel adjustment valve which controls and/or adjusts the relief valve to
Control (PM) maintain the working pressure (i.e., set to control the desired pressure).
Series ..................Pressure position in which the first impeller’s discharge is fed to the eye of the second
impeller in a two-stage pump which then discharges the fluid from the pump (often
termed “Pressure Mode”).
Service Test........Pump test performed to determine if the apparatus can deliver its rated volume and
pressure.
Shrouds ..............Sides of an impeller that confine the fluid.
Slinger Ring........Prevents fluid from continuing to travel down a shaft to the gears and ball bearings.
Stages .................The number of impellers in a pump that are used in series; that is, one following another
in terms of flow. Each impeller develops part of the total pump pressure.
Tachometer ........Indicates the speed of the engine crankshaft in revolutions per minute.
Torque.................The force that acts to produce rotation.
Transfer Valve ...A two-position valve in a pump that changes the operation from parallel (volume) to
series (pressure) operation and vice versa (not used on single stage pumps).