- Author
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Szepesi, D. B.
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Back, G. G., III
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Scheffey, J. L.
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Williams, F. W.
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Gott, J. E.
- Title
- Aircraft Hangar Fire Suppression System Evaluation: Intermediate-Scale Studies. Interim 1997.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Naval Facilities Engineeing Command, Washington, DC
- Report
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NRL/MR/6180-99-8422,
December 23, 1999,
43 p.
- Keywords
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aircraft hangars
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fire suppression
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evaluation
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sprinklers
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fuel spills
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aircraft fuels
- Identifiers
- point source
- Abstract
- Tests were conducted at the Chesapeake Beach Detachment (CBD) of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to evaluate the effect of water sprays on AFFF foam blankets. The tests show that application rates of AFFF above 4.1 Lpm/m2 resulted in little improvement in extinguishing times. For the AFFF application rate cited above, the extinguishment times were decreased by an overhead water sprinkler application rate of 6.5 Lpm/m2 (0.16 gem/ft2). The burnback times were affected by the overhead water sprinklers. The burnback time for JP-8 was less than for JP-5 with the overhead sprinkler activated.