Full Scale Ship's Hull Exposure Fire Tests.

Abstract

Fourteen hundred square feet of the hull of the MV RHODE ISLAND was exposed to two JP-5 fires located close to the aft starboard side in order to determine the rate of heat transfer to a steel hulled vessel. During the first fire test a water spray system producing an application rate of 0.12 gal/min/sq ft was employed. The tests were analyzed to predict the results of similar fires on an aluminum hulled vessel. The heat transfer rate to the steel hull ranged from 35000 to 45000 BTU/HR. The water spray limited the initial rate of temperature buildup but its overall effect could not be quantified because of non-uniform water application. The predicted effects of a similar fire on an aluminum hull would be disastrous. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032867

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Richards
  • Robert G. Vorthman

Organizations

  • [Means, goals and clinical aims of physioradiological methods of examination.]

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Equations
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Resistance
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Heat Transmission
  • Materials
  • Specific Heat
  • Spray Nozzles
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics
  • Thermophysical Properties
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.