EFFECT OF SPRINKLER HEAD PARTICLE SIZES AND DISTRIBUTION ON FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT
Abstract
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM UTILIZATION FROM A LIMITED SUPPLU OF STORAGE TANK WATER OF AN NCEL DEVELOPED ADVANCED BASE PACKAGED SPRINKLER SYSTEM, CERTAIN COMMERCIALLY MANUFACTURED SPRINKLER HEADS WERE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE WHICH PRODUCED PARTICLE SIZES AND DISTRIBUTION FOR SUPERIOR EXTINGUISHMENT OF A LABORATORY CLASS A TEST FIRE. SIXTEEN RUNS EACH WERE MADE ON ELEVEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPRINKLER HEADS. IT WAS FOUND THAT OF THE SPRINKLER HEADS TESTED, THOSE DELIVERING PARTICLE SIZES IN THE RANGE OF 260 TO 340 MICRON DIAMETERS AT DISTRIBUTION IN THE RANGE OF .035 TO.040 GPM PER SQ FT GENERALL GAVE BEST PERFORMANCE IN EXTINGUISHING A SPECIFIC 7ATHEMATICALLY, HOWEVER, THAT SPRINKLER HEADS PROVIDING DISTRIBUTION OF APPROXIMATELY .28 GPM PER SQ FT WOULD GIVE 3PTIMUM EXTINGUISHMENT PERFORMANCE
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 17, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0250629
Entities
People
- R.j. Zablodil
- R.s. Chapler
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center