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Author
Andersson, P. | Holmstedt, G.
Title
Limitations of Water Mist as a Total Flooding Agent.
Coporate
Lund Univ., Sweden
Journal
Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 4, 31-50, 1999
Keywords
water mist | flooding | droplets | flame extinguishment | extinction | drop sizes | enclosures | sprays | nozzles | coagulation | evaporation | density effects | experiments | time | high pressure
Identifiers
water concentration required for flame extinction; experimental measurement of flame extinction; tubular burner test; distribution of water mist in an enclosure; experiments at 1/3-scale for studying the effect of droplet distribution; keeping the mist in suspension in the air to prevent reignition; full-scale experiments for studying water mist concentration as a function of time