NoFoam Unit Installation, Evaluation and Operations Manual
Abstract
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center requested the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Fire Research Group to conduct an independent installation and evaluation of the Universal Stationary/Mobile NoFoam Unit using AFRL vehicles and facilities. Currently, the majority of Fire Departments that use 3% Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) liquid concentrate in their fleet do not have the facilities available to conduct annual foam proportioning testing of their vehicles (National Fire Protection Association 1911, Section 3.1). The purpose of the NoFoam Unit is to replace the 3% AFFF liquid concentrate with an environmentally benign agent (water or dye-water) during foam operational testing. This project evaluated the operational performance of the NoFoam Unit on two independent P-19 ARFF vehicles. Twenty-seven tests were completed with Vehicle 1 and fifteen tests with Vehicle 2. The NoFoam Unit operated as designed during all testing and identified several mechanical problems with the handline and turret systems on the P-19s. The NoFoam Unit was easily adapted to the P-19, provided a reliable alternative to conducting standard testing of foam proportioning systems, and assisted in troubleshooting mechanical problems with the handline/turret systems. This report contains information on the installation, evaluation, and operational manual for the NoFoam Unit.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 10, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA414039
Entities
People
- Jennifer Kalberer
- William Fischer
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory