TY - JOUR
T1 - Burning characteristics of selected substances
T2 - Influence of suppression with water
AU - Hietaniemi, Jukka
AU - Kallonen, Raija
AU - Mikkola, Esko
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The influence of suppression with water spray on the burning characteristics and composition of fire effluents of nylon, polypropylene and two industrial chemicals was investigated. The experiments were performed using a controlled‐atmosphere cone calorimeter in which the ventilation conditions could be altered. The water spray was applied with a single horizontally positioned nozzle. In the experiments time to ignition, rate of heat release, sample weight and smoke production as well as the composition of the fire effluents were measured; the chemical analysis techniques employed were Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. The results give quantified information on the effects that water application may have on the burning and the properties of the exhaust gases. A comparison with results of similar experiments with no water application reveal notable changes, e.g. in the production of the toxic fire effluents.
AB - The influence of suppression with water spray on the burning characteristics and composition of fire effluents of nylon, polypropylene and two industrial chemicals was investigated. The experiments were performed using a controlled‐atmosphere cone calorimeter in which the ventilation conditions could be altered. The water spray was applied with a single horizontally positioned nozzle. In the experiments time to ignition, rate of heat release, sample weight and smoke production as well as the composition of the fire effluents were measured; the chemical analysis techniques employed were Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. The results give quantified information on the effects that water application may have on the burning and the properties of the exhaust gases. A comparison with results of similar experiments with no water application reveal notable changes, e.g. in the production of the toxic fire effluents.
U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199907/08)23:4<149::AID-FAM679>3.0.CO;2-2
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199907/08)23:4<149::AID-FAM679>3.0.CO;2-2
M3 - Article
SN - 0308-0501
VL - 23
SP - 149
EP - 169
JO - Fire and Materials
JF - Fire and Materials
IS - 4
ER -