- Author
- Scheffey, J. L. | Darwin, R. L. | Leach, W. | Fallis, S. | Williams, F. W.
- Title
- Performance Analysis of Foam Agents Required to Combat Liquid Fuel Hazards. Memorandum Report. September 2001-February 2002.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD Naval Air Systems Command, Lakehurst, NJ Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Report
- NRL/MR/6180-02-8608, March 21, 2002, 19 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- liquid fuels | foam extinguishing systems | extinguishment | hydrocarbon fuels | small scale fire tests | large scale fire tests | hazard assessment | aircraft carriers | fire protection | class B fires | pool fires
- Identifiers
- MIL SPEC AFFF; burnback performance; ordnance cook-off; aircraft carrier flight deck hazard evaluation
- Abstract
- This paper presents a framework for determining the required fire extinguishment and burnback performance of fire fighting foam on Class B fires. A generalized method to assess performance is presented and applied to a Navy aircraft carrier flight deck. For the hazards involved in the flight deck, fire extinguishing agents must control/extinguish fires in 30 to 90 seconds to prevent the onset of critical thresholds (e.g., ordnance cook-off). Current Systems utilizing MIL SPEC AFFF meet this requirement. If MIL SPEC AFFF is eliminted, e.g., because of environmental concerns, it will be difficult to meet this performance using available alternative agent/systems.