Evaluation of Aqueous Film Forming Foam for Fire Protection in Aircraft Hangars.
Abstract
Old style sprinkler deluge systems, discharging as much as 0.35 gal/min/sq ft of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), have been found to be incapable of suppressing 900-sq ft JP-4 fires with 400-sq ft simulated wing obstructions rapidly enough to prevent structural damage to simulated aircraft in hangars. Two oscillating monitor nozzles, in combination with a 0.20 gal/min/sq ft water deluge system, were tested on 100-sq ft pan fires of JP-4 at 50 and 100 psi, using three different AFFF agents. The application rate was approximately 0.1 gal/min/sq ft. Both nozzles afforded equivalent performance. One of the three agents was found to require more than twice as much time to achieve control as the other two agents.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA011059
Entities
People
- Bennie G. Vincent
- David E. Breen
- Lawrence M. Krasner
- Peter J. Chicarello