LARGE-SCALE USE OF INERT GAS TO EXTINGUISH BUILDING FIRES.
Abstract
The widespread use of inert gas as an extinguishing agent involves generation on a massive scale, and it is very probable that any practical generator could be based on a combustion device. Until recently the modified gas turbine appeared to be the most appropriate unit available, but the advent of a novel, small, combustion chamber operating at substantially atmospheric pressure, and producing an output gas of low oxygen content indicates that improved, less costly, large-scale inert gas generators can be developed. It is reasonable to expect that other high-output combustion devices may also become available. The principal limitation in the application of such generators will be high-level gaseous losses, and operational experience is required to determine how frequently the use of inert gas will achieve complete suppression of fire. The use of high-expansion foam to suppress fire at a low level and to reduce the effective height of a building will frequently ease the magnitude of this limitation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0618829
Entities
People
- J. H. Mcguire
Organizations
- National Research Council Canada