Fire Fighting Properties.
Fire Fighting Properties.
(1682 K)
Stroup, D. W.; Madrzykowski, D.
NISTIR 6191; Chapter 2; July 1998.
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National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB98-146293
Keywords:
fire fighting; specific heat; fire suppression;
penetration; drop sizes; water; velocity; fog; nozzles
Abstract:
Water uses several different mechanisms to suppress and
extinguish fires: fuel cooling, flame cooling, oxygen
displacement and reduction of radiation feedback to the
fuel. Laboratory experiments were conducted to
determine which of these mechanisms play dominant roles
in the suppression of Class A fires and which mechanisms
are enhanced by addition of the agents. These
laboratory-scale experiments have the advantage of being
able to examine individual mechanisms one at a time.
The sections in this chapter address experiments
conducted to quantify specific heat, droplet size, fuel
cooling and penetration, and fuel surface contact.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899