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Author
Quintiere, J. G. | Su, G. Y. | Schultz, N.
Title
Physical Scaling for Water Mist Fire Suppression: A Design Application.
Coporate
Maryland Univ., College Park National Fire Agency, Ministry of Interior, R.O.C.,Taiwan VTEC Laboratories, Bronx, NY
Report
Volume 1,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 285-300 p., 2007
Keywords
fire suppression | water mist | design applications | extinguishment | scale models | scenarios | heptane | pool fires | flame radiation | tests | nozzles | methodology | equations | temperature | combustibles | large scale fire tests | fire behavior | NFPA 750
Identifiers
MSC 914 test; material selection in scaling, ¼ scale; water flow rate for extinction in compared to Heskestad (gpm, 1gpm = 63 mL/s); MSC 914 successful model suppression tests; required scale-up specification for the L-66 nozzle from ¼ scale; scale-up nozzle conditions