Aircraft Hangar Fire Suppression System Evaluation-Intermediate- Scale Studies

Abstract

Tests were conducted at the Chesapeake Beach Detachment (CBD) of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to evaluate the effect of water sprays on AFFF foam blankets. The tests show that application rates of AFFF above 4.1 Lpm/m(2) resulted in little improvement in extinguishing times. For the AFFF application rate cited above, the extinguishment times were decreased by an overhead water sprinkler application rate of 6.5 Lpm/m(2) (0.16 gpm/ft(2). The burnback times were affected by the overhead water sprinklers. The burnback time for JP-8 was less than for JP-5 with the overhead sprinkler activated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 23, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371872

Entities

People

  • D. B. Szepesi
  • Frederic W. Williams
  • G. G. Black Iii
  • J. E. Gott
  • J. L. Scheffey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Fuels
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Engineering
  • Extinguishing
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Fuels
  • Instrumentation
  • Military Research
  • Safety
  • Sprinklers
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Rocket Propulsion.