Stove-Top Automatic Fire-Extinguishing Device for Residential Use.
Abstract
Statistics show that cooking stoves are a significant cause of fires in the Air Force Community. Commercially available, self-contained automatic fire extinguishers for cooking stove areas were evaluated, using a standard kitchen arrangement for military housing. Units tested failed the established criteria, but have potential for successful development. The effect of operating the hood exhaust was negligible. It is recommended that units with automatic gas/electric shutoff be developed to respond more quickly with improved securing capabilities. This report contains four sections and three appendices. Section I contains a description of scope and how the test series was approached. Section II describes the test units and modes of operation and the general conditions for each test. Section III provides the quantitative data collected from each test series. Section IV contains the conclusions and recommendations. Appendix A contains the military purchase description and Appendices B and C contain the Air Force and Underwriters Laboratories test plans for testing stove-top extinguishing devices. Keywords: Auto ignite, Fusible link, Type K thermocouple, Witness cups, Reignition, Sensor.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA189547
Entities
People
- Billy Dees
- Jim Sartain
- John A. Centrone