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Author
Kung, H. C.
Title
Residential Sprinkler: Protection Study. Technical Report.
Coporate
Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, MA
Sponsor
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBS GCR 76-58; FMRC Serial 22442; RC75-T-41, November 1975, 126 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
GRANT-436097
Keywords
sprinklers | bedrooms | drop sizes | heat absorption | pool fires | residential sprinklers
Abstract
A research program was initiated to study sprinkler control of residential fires by the cooling mechanism in support of the development of design criteria for residential sprinklers. A test room was constructed, 10 ft x 12 ft x 8 ft high, with window and a door leading to a simulated hallway.