- Author
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Chauvin, M. R.
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Bourygoyne, A. T., Jr.
- Title
- Experimental Study of Suppression of Obstructed Gas Well Blowout Fires Using Water Sprays. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS GCR 88-547,
June 1988,
54 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- 60NANB5D0533
- Keywords
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fire suppression
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water sprays
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well fires
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blowout fires
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extinguishment
- Identifiers
- gas wells; drilling rigs; obstructions; oil and gas industry; loss of life; environmental damage
- Abstract
- The effect of obstructions in the gas flow on the ability of water sprays to extinguish simulated gas well blowout fires was examined using test fires with natural gas flow rates up to 35 MMSCF/D. This series of tests extends previous measurements of water spray extinguishment of simulated un-obstructed natural gas blowout fires adding obstructions that would almost certainly be present during accidents on actual platforms.