Water Spray Suppression of Fully-Developed Wood Crib Fires in a Compartment. Part 1 of 2. Report of Test.
Water Spray Suppression of Fully-Developed Wood Crib
Fires in a Compartment. Part 1 of 2. Report of Test.
(2078 K)
Milke, J. A.; Evans, D. D.; Hayes, W. D., Jr.
FR 3956; Work Unit 6121A; Task Order 4A; 54 p. January
1985.
Sponsor:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Keywords:
crib fires; extinguishment; fire fighting; room fires;
sprinkler systems; water sprays
Abstract:
A series of five experiments examining the effects of a
simulated fire fighting water spray introduced into a
fully-developed compartment fire were conducted for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency by the Center for
Fire Research at the National Bureau of Standards per
Interagency Agreement. Data from these tests were
intended to be used as a check of predicted results from
the Mission Research Corporation Fire Demand Model. The
results illustrte the dynamics of compartment fire
suppression using water sprays. This report is
reproduced in two parts. Part 1 contains a description
of the experiments and summary of results including
graphical presentations of data. Part 2 contains tables
of test data and test observations presented in four
apendixes.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899