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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2015.29.3.043

Smoke Removal Effect by Water Mist Spraying  

Park, Tae-Sung (Department of Fire Safety, Kyungil University)
Kong, Ha-Sung (Department of Fire Safety, Kyungil University)
Kim, Myung-Chul (Department of Fire Safety, Kyungil University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.29, no.3, 2015 , pp. 43-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
Water mist was sprayed on small compartment areas filled with smoke that formed from two different combustibles. The water-mist injection pressure and time were varied, and changes in the light extinction coefficient were measured over time. The smoke removal effect was analyzed with a light sensing smoke meter in different experimental conditions. Using the meter, the changes in smoke density were converted to changes in DC voltage over time to obtain the changes in the light extinction coefficient. The water mist was more effective in eliminating the smoke formed from glowing compared to flaming combustion. The smoke removal effect was significantly better with greater injection pressure and injection time.
Keywords
Smoke removal; Water mistm; Lignt extinction coefficient;
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