- Author
-
Waterman, T. E.
- Title
- Analysis of Stack Gases for Natural and Treated Fuel-Oil Fires. Final Report.
- Coporate
- IIT Research Inst., Chicago, IL
- Sponsor
- Naval Training Device Center, Orlando, FL
- Report
-
NAVTRADEVCEN 69-C-0181-1; J6178-FR,
June 25, 1970,
38 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- N61339-69-C-0181
- Keywords
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fuel oils
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fire fighting training
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free burning fires
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petroleum
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fuel fires
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gas analysis
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smoke
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training devices
- Identifiers
- smoke reduction; fire simulators; gaseous pollutants
- Abstract
- This study measured air contaminating pollutants emanating from both natural diesel oil fires and those treated to varying degrees by the method developed under Contract N61339-69-C-0181, PPOOl, for the Naval Training DeviceCenter. The method which applied a fine water spray over the burning fuel, is shown to markedly decrease visible solids from the effluent stream. Analysis of samples of the gases produced with the 16 ft ² simulator (also developed under Contract N61339-69-c-0181) show no detrimental effects (increses in pollutants) due to the treatment and in general, a decrease in pollutants was achieved. These results provide added confidence that the treatment system is valid. It is recommended that continued development be conducted on full scale fire fighter training facilities to demonstrate treatment effectiveness at large scale, to optimize the water spray system, to establish compatability with various extinguishant systems, and to devise means of providing fires of graded difficulty of extinguishment.