- Author
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Josler, W. J.
- Title
- Investigation of Exposure Protection Using Class A Foams.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire Research and Engineering, Second (2nd) International Conference. (ICFRE2). Proceedings. ABSTRACTS ONLY. National Institute of Standards and Technology and Society of Fire Protection Engineers. August 10-15, 1997,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Slaughter, K. C., Editors,
64-64 p.,
1997
- Keywords
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fire research
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fire protection engineering
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foam extinguishing systems
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exposure
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water
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experiments
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siding
- Abstract
- [ABSTRACT ONLY] An exposure-protection study sponsored by the United States Fire Administration was conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Building and Fire Research Laboratory using water and four Class A firefighting agents. The Class A agents are surfactants, which reduce the surface tension of water. The study had two objectives: the first was to determine how effective the agents were, relative to water, at remaining on or in exterior siding mateials; the second was to determine if the additional mass of water remaining on or in the material, afforded by the agents, significantly increased the time to ignition.