- Author
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Persson, B.
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Lonnermark, A.
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Persson, H.
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Mulligan, D.
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Lancia, A.
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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
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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: [email protected] 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
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foam extinguishing systems
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extinguishment
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large scale fire tests
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foam drainage
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evaporation
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flow rate
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nozzles
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lasers
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experiments
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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