Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems.
Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems.
(571 K)
Notarianni, K. A.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers and PLC Education
Foundation. Technical Symposium on Halon Alternatives,
Proceedings. June 27-28, 1994, Knoxville, TN, 57-64 pp,
1994.
Keywords:
fire suppression; water fog; water mist; water sprays;
fire research; droplets; drop sizes; fire
extinguishment; sprinklers; commercial aircraft; halons
Abstract:
The imminent lack of availability of halon fire
suppressants has sparked worldwide efforts in developing
alternative fire fighting agents and delivery systems.
Water mist fire suppression systems are potential
replacements in many industrial applications as well as
in new markets such as commercial passenger aircraft.
Interest in water mist technology has heightened over
the past two years. There are several manufacturers
with developed products on the market, and more entering
the market. Two major conferences were held in 1993 on
the topic, and the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) has formed a committee to write an installation
standard for water mist systems. The NFPA 750 Committee
"Standard for the Installation of Water Mist Fire
Suppression Systems," has formed a task group to
summarize the data on water mist fire suppression. An
international literature search was conducted, and based
on the results of the search and input from the main
committee, eight topic areas were identified. Each
member of the task group assumed responsibility for
compiling an executive summary in one topic area. Each
summary contains a description of the hazard, a review
of the scenarios tested in the literature, a synopsis of
what is known and what further research should be
conducted in that topic area, as well as an annotated
bibliography of key references. This paper presents an
overview of the various types of water mist systems and
an introduction to the work of the NFPA task group.
