Development of Smoke Abated Aircraft Crash/Rescue Fire Fighting Trainer.

Abstract

It was shown previously that liquid petroleum fuels can be burned from a free surface without smoke generation by injecting a water spray near the surface of the burning fuel. This program concerned the extension of this smoke abatement method to aircraft crash/rescue trainers involving fire areas to about 3000 sq ft. Smoke abated fires of realistic severity for training purposes were obtained using either JP-4 or automotive gasoline, while JP-5 and No. 2 diesel oil were found ineffective for this purpose. Field experiments proved the compatibility of smoke-abated JP-4 fires with extinguishment using aqueous film-forming foam. A detailed design is presented for a 50-ft diameter smoke abated fire area for fire-fighting training together with step-by-step procedures for its operation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035999

Entities

People

  • Alexander Goldsmith

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fires
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Fuels
  • Ignition
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Simulators
  • Spray Nozzles
  • Trainees
  • Water Supplies

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Petroleum Engineering