Flush-Deck Nozzles (Navy Type S) for Fire Suppresion. Part 1. Discharge Pattern Studies

Abstract

Previous large-scale fire tests have shown that the spray discharge from the Type S flush-deck nozzles, as originally installed on aircraft carriers for nuclear-biological-chemical wash-down purposes, was not efficient for fire suppression in the presence of high wind. The resultant spray patterns of the basic nozzle and six experimental configurations have been analyzed for their maximum reach, evenness of distribution of falling spray, and height of spray trajectory. The maximum height of the spray could be held to 12-24 inches above the deck but this limited the horizontal reach to 17 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730023

Entities

People

  • H. B. Peterson
  • R. L. Gipe

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Contracts
  • Deflectors
  • Diameters
  • Extinguishing
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Flight Decks
  • Instructions
  • Low Density
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Physical Properties
  • Ships
  • Surface Tension

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Theoretical Analysis.