Fire, Gas & Life Safety

Foam Calculator

Foam demand — solution flow, solution volume, concentrate volume, water supply and device counts — across five modes and nine hazard archetypes. Pipe hydraulics and remote-area balancing are left to the sprinkler standard, and the tool says so rather than guessing.

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Last reviewed against the printed text · 23 August 2026

• Storage tanks, dikes, spills and rack storage (NFPA 11 with NFPA 30 tank types).
• Foam-water sprinkler and spray systems for storage areas (NFPA 16).
• High-expansion foam — total flooding, local application and LNG (NFPA 11).
• Aircraft hangars — all hangar groups (NFPA 409).
• Heliports (NFPA 418).

Sample report

295 L concentrateFoam System, Dike DB01View the issued report

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