- Author
- Mawhinney, J. R.
- Title
- Critical Discussion of Claims of Smoke Scrubbing by Water Mist.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Book or Conf
- Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. January 23-25, 2002, Tampa, FL, 472-481 p., 2002
- Keywords
- fire suppression | fire detection | fire research | fire safety | fire protection | water mist | soot | smoke | filters | corridors | visibility | corrosion | toxicity
- Identifiers
- smoke scrubbing as a significant benefit of water mist fire protection systems; industrial stack scrubbers; water spray wash to protect High Efficiency Particulate (HEPA) filters; sub-floor smoke scrubbing system; corridor smoke extraction system; critique of soot removal and visibility benefit; critique of claim of reduced corrosivity; critique of claim of reduced toxicity