| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Water mist fire suppression using cycling discharges (PDF, 369 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Kim, Andrew K1; Search for: Liu, Zhigang1; Search for: Su, Joseph Z.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 | Interflam '99, Eighth International Conference, June 29 - July 1, 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Subject | Water mist |
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| Abstract | There is a continuing interest in the use of water mist fire suppression systems as a halonalternative. Recently, a series of full-scale fire tests of water mist systems was carried out by the FireRisk Management Program of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). During the tests, twowater mist discharge modes (continuous and cycling) were employed, The test results showed that theuse of the cycling discharge improved the efficacy of water mist in fire suppression, with a shorterextinguishment time and a lower water requirement. The improvement of the efficacy of water mist infire suppression using cycling discharge was attributed to the faster depletion rate of oxygen in thecompartment and the recurrent dynamic mixing created by cycling discharge. |
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| Publication date | 1999-06-29 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 42563
NRC-IRC-9174 |
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| NPARC number | 20331327 |
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| Record identifier | b58e9e3c-b7f3-495e-862e-928b35a7d3de |
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| Record created | 2012-07-18 |
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| Record modified | 2023-09-27 |
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