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Author
Dlugogorski, B. Z. | Kennedy, E. M. | Schaefer, T. H. | Vitali, J. A.
Title
What Properties Matter in Fire-Fighting Foams?
Coporate
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia 3M Specialty Materials Laboratory, St. Marys, Australia Georgia Tech, Arlington, VA
Book or Conf
Science, Technology and Standards for Fire Suppression Systems. National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster (NRIFD) Symposium, 2nd Proceedings. July 17-19, 2002, Tokyo, Japan, 57-76 p., 2002
Keywords
fire suppression | foam extinguishing systems | standards | air temperature | nozzles | wind velocity | discharge rate | duration | extinguishment | powders | drainage | expansion
Identifiers
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPSs); summary of specifications for foam concentrates and foam solutions; summary of published true foam viscosity dats and the models used to fit the data