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Author
Ditch, B. | deRis, J. L. | Yu, H. Z.
Title
Development and Experimental Evaluation of a Sprinkler Resistant to Skipping.
Coporate
FM Global, Norwood, MA
Book or Conf
Suppression and Detection Research Application: A Technical Working Conference. SUPDET 2009. Proceedings. Fire Protection Research Foundation. Feburary 24-27, 2009, Orlando, FL, 86-89 p., 2009
Keywords
fire suppression | fire detection | sprinklers | evaluation | experiments | fire tests | fire plumes | sprinkler systems | wetting | validation | response time
Identifiers
sprinkler selection and shield design; shield's effect on the operating characteristics; sprinkler skipping; intermediate-scale experimental evaluation; large-scale fire test validation; Response Time Index (RTI)