- Author
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Ingason, H.
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Persson, H.
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Ryderman, A.
- Title
- Foam Sprinklers as a Replacement for Halon in Engine Rooms.
- Coporate
- Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras, Sweden
- Report
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SP REPORT 1992:37,
1992,
45 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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sprinklers
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halons
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ships
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high expandion foam
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experiments
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fire tests
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foam extinguishing systems
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pool fires
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extinction
- Identifiers
- oil spray fires
- Abstract
- This report presents the results from a series of full-scale experiments with different foam fire extinguishing systems designed to combat fires in ship engine rooms. The project was divided into three parts: 1. Fire tests with foam sprinklers to extinguish pool fires in a machinery area; 2. Fire tests with foam sprinklers to extinguish high- and low-pressure oil spray fires in a machinery area; 3. Fire tests with high-expansion foam against pool and spray fires. All tests were carried out in a 60m2 room with a 4,9 m ceiling height. The room was built in SP's fire hall. Mechanical ventilation was used in a number of tests. Various fire scenarios and design of the extinguishing systems have been studied in more than 80 experiments.