- Author
- Persson, B. | Lonnermark, A. | Persson, H. | Mulligan, D. | Lancia, A. | Demichela, M.
- Title
- FOAMSPEX Large Scale Foam Application: Modelling of Foam Spread and Extinguishment.
- Coporate
- SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras, Sweden Angus Fire Ltd., UK T.R.I., Italy
- Report
- SP Report 2001:13, 2001, 281 p.
- Distribution
- For more information contact: SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Box 857, SE-501 15 BORAS, Sweden. Telephone: +46 33 16 50 00, Fax: +46 33 13 55 02, Email: info@sp.se Website: http://www.sp.se/eng/default.htm/fire
- 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, 393-407 p., ['2002', '2001']
- Keywords
- foam extinguishing systems | extinguishment | large scale fire tests | foam drainage | evaporation | flow rate | nozzles | lasers | experiments | application rate
- Identifiers
- Large Scale Foam Application - Modelling of Foam Spread and Extinguishment (FOAMSPEX); foam characterisation; gentle application, summary of the foam flow tests conducted; modelling of gentle application; forceful application, summary of the tests conducted; modelling of forceful application; application of the models to large scale fires; model of foam spread in a channel and a circular pool; expansion ratio, drainage, evaporation and foam flow rate; channel flow tests without fire; channel flow tests with heat and fire exposure; tests in circular geometries, cold flow and full-scale fire tests; characterisation of practical foam nozzles; thermal updraft experiments; modelling of thermal updraft; laser measurement system for foam thickness; foam flow image processing