- Author
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Mawhinney, J. R.
- Title
- Critical Discussion of Claims of Smoke Scrubbing by Water Mist.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Book or Conf
- Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. January 23-25, 2002,
Tampa, FL,
472-481 p.,
2002
- Keywords
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fire suppression
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fire detection
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fire research
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fire safety
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fire protection
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water mist
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soot
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smoke
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filters
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corridors
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visibility
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corrosion
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toxicity
- Identifiers
- smoke scrubbing as a significant benefit of water mist fire protection systems; industrial stack scrubbers; water spray wash to protect High Efficiency Particulate (HEPA) filters; sub-floor smoke scrubbing system; corridor smoke extraction system; critique of soot removal and visibility benefit; critique of claim of reduced corrosivity; critique of claim of reduced toxicity