- Author
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Fu, T. T.
- Title
- Fire Protection for Advanced Bases. Technical Note.
- Coporate
- Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Huenema, CA
- Report
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Technical Note N-1070
December 1969
26 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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fire protection
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warehouses
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temperature range
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fire detection systems
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foam generation
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survivability
- Abstract
- A study was made of the fire protection concepts suitable for use on the 40 ft by 100 ft Butler-type advanced base warehouse buildings for the ambient temperature range of -65 det F to 150 det F. It was concluded that automatic detection and extinguishment systems should be provided but the designs must be based on the "first aid" principle whereby the fire is knocked down during the incipient stage with a back up force used to complete the fire extinction. To cover the wide ambient temperature range, it was necessary to divide such automatic systems into three subsystems: detection, extinction, and auxiliaries. Ionization and radiation detectors are recommended for the detection subsystem; high expansion foam and all purpose dry chemicals are recommended for the extinction subsystem. The auxiliary subsystems will consist of items such as detector-actuated opening for foam generation and drop curtain for warehouse partitioning. Performance evaluation of the proposed subsystems must be made in order to come to specific recommendations.