Investigation of Exposure Protection Using Class A Foams.
Investigation of Exposure Protection Using Class A
Foams.
(102 K)
Josler, W. J.
Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd)
International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings.
ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and
Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers.
August 10-15, 1997, Gaithersburg, MD, Slaughter, K. C.,
Editor(s), 64-64 pp, 1997.
Keywords:
fire research; fire protection engineering; foam
extinguishing systems; exposure; water; experiments;
siding
Abstract:
[ABSTRACT ONLY]
An exposure-protection study sponsored by the United
States Fire Administration was conducted at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and
Fire Research Laboratory using water and four Class A
firefighting agents. The Class A agents are surfactants,
which reduce the surface tension of water. The study
had two objectives: the first was to determine how
effective the agents were, relative to water, at
remaining on or in exterior siding mateials; the second
was to determine if the additional mass of water
remaining on or in the material, afforded by the agents,
significantly increased the time to ignition.
