| Download | - View author's version: Engineering criteria for water mist fire suppression systems (PDF, 3.1 MiB)
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| Author | Search for: Mawhinney, J. R.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Workshop on Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems, March 1, 1993, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States |
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| Subject | Water mist |
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| Abstract | This paper will highlight some of the engineering issues that need to be addressed in designing a fire suppression system based on very fine water sprays, i.e., water mist. Considerable international interest has been generated in developing such engineering criteria for the following reasons. The first is an economic interest in reducing the volumetric water requirements for suppression systems — it is understandable that the promise of a fast-acting, low-water-volume fire suppression system should attract considerable attention. A second reason is that many fire safety specialists view the use of a fine mist as a potential replacement for gaseous fire suppressants, assuming that the mist will be drawn by convective air movements into all recesses of the space — therefore, intense international interest in finding an environmentally benign alternative for halon is motivating research into these systems. |
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| Publication date | 1993-06-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 39853
NRC-IRC-4864 |
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| NPARC number | 20329528 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 5fe01ddb-72bf-4814-b8de-96415b56561d |
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| Record created | 2012-07-18 |
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| Record modified | 2024-05-21 |
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