- Author
- Walton, W. D.
- Title
- Suppression of Wood Crib Fires With Sprinkler Sprays: Test Results.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- General Services Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
- CIB W14/88/18 (USA); NBSIR 88-3696, January 1988, 36 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- sprinklers | burning rate | compartment fires | crib fires | fire growth | fire tests | heat release rate | oxygen consumption
- Abstract
- A series of fire tests was conducted to examine the effect of sprinkler sprays on the burning rate of materials. Tests were conducted on an array of empty cardboard boxes and two sizes of wooden cribs representing light hazard fuel packages. Free burn tests and tests with selected sprinkler sprays applied during the steady burning period were conducted. Free burn heat release rates are compared to heat release rates with sprinkler sprays operating.