Fire Extinguishing Effectiveness Tests

Abstract

This report contains the results and preliminary conclusions provided by completion of the first half of the Fire Extinguishing Effectiveness Test program. Key results include the development of a process for evaluating alternative application methods and comparing them with existing technologies. Application of this approach has demonstrated the exceptional effectiveness of the Ultra High Pressure System (UHPS) on pool fires. This technology reduces the amount of agent required by more than 70%. Additional results on fires on gravel have shown that the Combined Agent Fire Fighting System (CAFFS) technology provides superior performance on fires where the film forming ability of AFFF is reduced and hot surface reignition dominates. The report recommends development of an advanced demonstrator which combines UHPS and GAFFS technologies to prove the effectiveness of this system for future development of a light, lean and lethal deployable fire fighting vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA428253

Entities

People

  • Douglas S. Dierdorf
  • Jennifer L. Kalberer
  • Kimberly D. Barrett
  • Michael J. Mcdonald

Organizations

  • Applied Research Associates (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Compressors
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cameras
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressed Air
  • Data Acquisition
  • Experimental Data
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Protection
  • Firefighters
  • Fires
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design