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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2013.27.5.38

Fire Extinguishing Capability of an Automatic Spreading Fire Extinguisher in Accordance with Horizontal Distance from a Fire Source  

Kwark, Ji-Hyun (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Kim, Dong-Suk (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Ku, Jae-Hyun (Dept. of Fire Safety Management, Mokwon Univ.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.27, no.5, 2013 , pp. 38-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
An automatic spreading fire extinguisher usually installed in a closed area like a boiler room, a laundry store or a restaurant's kitchen room is one of the fire protection equipments. This extinguisher automatically discharges dry powder, extinguishing fire. As this extinguisher has the extinguishing capability applicable to the nominal protection area, objects outside the area cannot be properly extinguished. However only its number is being requested according to the floor area in the related laws, and the extinguishing capability depends on the distance from a fire source. In this study we tried to investigate the extinguishing capability of the automatic spreading fire extinguisher in accordance with horizontal separation distance from a fire source. It appeared that the maximum horizontal separation distance was about 30 cm for both class A and B fire to be certainly extinguished.
Keywords
Automatic spreading fire extinguisher; Horizontal separation distance; Fire source;
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