File:Fse-dry-pipe-sprinkler-system-v4.svg

Fse-dry-pipe-sprinkler-system-v4.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 7 KB)

Summary

Principle of a differential dry pipe valve: low air pressure acting on a large area holds back higher water pressure acting on a small area. Based on Hopkins et al. (2005), p. 21.

Original vector illustration for Dry pipe sprinkler system, level 2 Intermediate.

Source basis: Hopkins et al. (2005), p. 21 (differential clapper in the dry pipe valve of automatic dry standpipes); Fleming (2002), p. 4-72
Alt text: Cross-section of a dry pipe valve: a clapper with a large top area under air pressure and a small seat area under water pressure.

Licensing

New drawing by Fire Safety Academy. © Fire Safety Academy.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:20, 2 November 2026		900 × 600 (7 KB)	Lisa (talk \| contribs)	Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage

The following page uses this file:

Dry pipe sprinkler system

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Short title	Principle of a differential dry pipe valve: low air pressure acting on a large area holds back higher water pressure acting on a small area. Based on Hopkins et al. (2005), p. 21.
Image title	Cross-section of a dry pipe valve: a clapper with a large top area under air pressure and a small seat area under water pressure. Source basis: Hopkins et al. (2005), p. 21 (differential clapper in the dry pipe valve of automatic dry standpipes); Fleming (2002), p. 4-72
Width	900
Height	600