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It is common practice, when calculating more than one identical branch line, to calculate the end branch line, then compute a “k” for the entire branch line. Each remaining branch line is treated as if it were a single big sprinkler and the branch line flow calculated using the computed “k”.
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Wass, H.S., Fleming, R.P. (2020). The Use and Abuse of the “K”. In: Sprinkler Hydraulics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02595-3_33
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