- Author
- Crampton, G. P. | Kim, A.
- Title
- Comparison of the Fire Suppression Performance of Compressed-Air Foam with Air Aspirated and Unexpanded Foam Water Solution .
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
- IRC-RR-147,
- Book or Conf
- Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application, 8th Annual Symposium. Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Proceedings. January 21-23, 2004, Orlando, FL, 1-25 p., 2004
- Keywords
- fire suppression | fire detection | compressed air foam | water | class A fires | class B fires | aqueous films | aqueous foams | heptane | gasoline | fire tests
- Identifiers
- FOAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS
- Abstract
- Compressed-air foam (CAF) has been proven to be an effective fire suppression material for both Class A and B fires. Comparison testing between CAF, air-aspirated and foam water solution had not been conducted previously to quantify the amount of foam required to extinguish a liquid fuel fire. This paper describes a series of full-scale Class B fire tests designed to compare CAF (Compressed-air Foam), air-aspirated, and foam water solution in extinguishing a 4.64 m2 pool fire in accordance with CAN/ULC-S560-98 Standard for Category 3 Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Liquid Concentrates.