Fire Protection Systems Utilized in United States Army Ammunition Plants (Ultra High Speed Deluge Systems).
Abstract
The report discusses pre-primed ultra high speed deluge systems used to protect personnel, process equipment, and buildings from the fire and thermal hazards presented by munitions loading and maintenance operations such as weighting, pressing, pelletizing, propellant loading, melting, extrusion, mixing, blending, screening, sawing, granulation, drying, and pouring. It provides an understanding of what an ultra-high-speed deluge system is, how it functions, and its limitations; how the hazard is defined by means of a hazard analysis; the prevention of design, installation, and maintenance problems; the prevention false activations; how response time is defined and measured; and areas requiring additional effort. Keywords: Deluge; Ultraviolet; Infrared; Fire protection; Portable deluge system; Process fire protection; Detectors; Controls; Propellant; Pyrotechnics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA192447
Entities
People
- Robert A. Loyd