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Author
Geyer, G. B.
Title
Firefighting Effectiveness of Aqueous-Film-Forming-Foam (AFFF) Agents. Technical Report. January 1, 1971-February 29, 1972.
Coporate
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City, NJ
Sponsor
DOD Aircraft Ground Fire Suppression and Rescue Unit, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Report
ASD-TR-73-13; FAA-NA-72-48, April 1973, 63 p.
Contract
F33615-71-M-5004
Keywords
aqueous films | aqueous foams | fire fighting | effectiveness | aircraft fires | crash fires | fire extinguishing agents | liquid fuels | fuel fires | fire suppression | fire extinguishers | spill fires
Identifiers
aircraft ground crash fires; suppression equipment
Abstract
Information was obtained by conducting laboratory experiments and full-scale fire-modeling tests which were of value in estimating the firefighting effectiveness of two aqueous-film-forming-foam (AFFF) agents. Minimum quantities and application rates were established for each AFFF agent in relation to the size and configuration of simulated aircraft ground fuel-spill fires involving JP-4, JP-5 and aviation gasoline.