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Author
Mawhinney, J. R. | Back, G. G., III
Title
Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice: Protecting Flammable Liquid Hazards Using Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems.
Coporate
Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Book or Conf
Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium. Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Proceedings. National Fire Protection Research Foundation. February 25-27, 1998, Orlando, FL, 161-173 p., 1998
Keywords
fire suppression | fire detection | fire research | fire safety | flammable liquids | water mist | class B fires | fire hazards | extinguishment | computational fluid dynamics
Identifiers
review of theoretical basis for design; empirical design features of commercial systems; theoretical design parameters for extinguishing Class B fires with water mist; empirical design parameters for five commercial water mist systems (all total compartment application systems)