A Comparative Testing Study of Fire Extinguishing Agents for Shipboard Machinery Spaces

Abstract

Fire tests employing a 735 sq ft bilge area covered with No. 2 diesel fuel within a simulated shipboard engine room structure were conducted. These tests were designed primarily to compare the effectiveness of the new 'Light Water-Purple-K-Powder' system and the Type 5 protein foam presently used aboard ship. Other agents, such as 'XL-6' protein foam, and carbon dioxide were tested. The effect of using these agents individually on a bilge fire, and also on a simulated 10 gpm fuel line rupture, spray fire, where a fire fighter was required to gain access inside the area and shut off the fuel valve near the fuel spray, was studied. The twinned use of 'Light Water-PKP as compared to Type 5 protein-PKP on the combined bilge and spray fire was also studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633687

Entities

People

  • E. J. Jablonski
  • H. B. Peterson
  • R. L. Tuve

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Extinguishing
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Extinguishing Agents
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fires
  • First Aid
  • Fuel Lines
  • Fuel Sprays
  • Fuels
  • Materials
  • Shipboard
  • Ships
  • Spark Gaps
  • Sprays
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster