Technical Support for the Study of Droplet Interactions With Hot Surfaces

Abstract

A literature survey on water additives has been conducted. Many water additives have been examined. Potassium lactate was found to be the current most effective water additive. The polymeric additives tested by the Army Research Laboratory are currently available in minute quantities, which will impose a constraint in testing. In addition, the rheological properties of these fluids pose a technical challenge in their dispersion in fire suppression applications. A qualitative assessment of the potential applicability of a liquid agent in several fire scenarios has been provided based on several time scales in the suppression processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 2000
Accession Number
ADA418304

Entities

People

  • Jiann C. Yang

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Liquids
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Research
  • Payload
  • Potassium
  • Thermophysical Properties

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design