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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2013.27.6.008

A Study on B Class Fire Extinguishing Performance of Air Ratio in the Compressed Air Foam System  

Lee, Jang-Won (Korea Fire Institute of Industry & Technology)
Lim, Woo-Sub (Korea Fire Institute of Industry & Technology)
Rie, Dong-Ho (Fire Disaster Protection Research Center, University of Incheon)
Publication Information
Fire Science and Engineering / v.27, no.6, 2013 , pp. 8-14 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research is to evaluate the fire extinguishing performance at a mixing ratio of pressurized air in the fire extinguishing system of compressed air foam (CAF) which injects compressed air into foam liquid and then discharging. The experimental device is made use of exclusive foam extinguishing facility for compressed air foam that is produces based on Canada National Laboratory and UL 162 standard, apply model of oil fire (B Class) 20 unit in accordance with "Standard of Model Approval and Product Inspection for Fire Extinguishing Agent" to the fire Extinguishing model. Compressed air is injected through the air mixture and study the tendency depending on increasing air foam ratio 1 : 4, 1 : 7, 1 : 10. In addition, the comparison experiments between synthetic surfactants foam and AFFF carry out with it at the air foam ratio 1 : 4. As a result, in the condition of same discharging flow, fire extinguishing effect of AFFF is the fastest at the air foam ratio 1 : 7 and the slowest at 1 : 10. Moreover, the fire extinguishing effect of AFFF in the comparison expeiments between AFFF and synthetic surfactants foam is faster than the other.
Keywords
CAFs; Foam; Fire Extinguishing; AFFF; UL162;
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