- Author
- Finger, S. M. | Carey, R. B. | Keith, V. F.
- Title
- Smoke Control and Toxic Gas Removal: A Synergistic Use of Collective Protection System.
- Coporate
- Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Annapolis, MD ECO Inc., Annapolis, MD
- Book or Conf
- Director General Maritime Engineering and Maintenance. International Conference on Fire Propagation Onboard Warships. September 26-27, 1983, Ottawa, Canada, 216-221 p., 1983
- Keywords
- shipboard fires | large scale fire tests | smoke control | toxic gases
- Abstract
- A series of preliminary tests were conducted to determine the potential effectiveness of collective protection system (CPS) for removing fire-induced smoke and toxic gases on ships of the US Navy. Chemical smoke was introduced into a compartment which was pre-heated to 400 deg. C (752 deg. F) to simulate a shipboard fire. Smoke migration and intensity were then measured under various CPS operating conditions. Two additional full-scale tests were subsequently conducted, using small quantities of class A/Class B combustibles (5 pounds of shredded cardboard, 2.5 pounds of foam rubber and 2 quarts of margine diesel fuel). The results of these tests indicate that a CPS may be effective in removing smoke and toxic gases from shipboard fires.