- Author
-
Stroup, D. W.
- Title
- Naval Fire Fighting Trainers: Thermal Radiation Effects Associated With the 19F4 FFT.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval Training Systems Center, Orlando, FL
- Report
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NBSIR 88-3755,
May 1988,
59 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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aircraft carriers
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aircraft fires
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crash fires
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fire fighting
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training
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flame height
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flame radiation
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radiation heat flux
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radiative heat transfer
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thermal radiation
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wind effects
- Abstract
- This report presents an analysis of the thermal radiation produced by flames from the U. S. Navy 19F4 Fire Fighter Training facility. The 19F4 facility is used to simulate airplane crash fires on aircraft carrier flight decks and aircraft carrying ships. A simple methodology for calculating radiative heat transfer to targets is developed from a review of available literature. Of particular importance is the influence of wind on flame size and shape, the calculation procedure accounts for this effect. The radiation heat fluxes at various distances from the trainer are presented in the form of graphs. The fluxes received by a crane and the 19F4 instructor's tower adjacent to the facility are calculated and shown to be substantial under certain conditions. Recommendations for placement of the crane and the instructor's tower are provided.