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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