Evaluation of surfactant enhanced water mist performance

Fire Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-354

  LeFort, Georges ^a   Marshall, André W ^b   Pabon, Martial ^c  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class B fires; Durfactant; Suppression; Water mist

Indexed keywords

CLASS B FIRES; DURFACTANT; FIRE SCENARIOS; FIRE SUPPRESSIONS; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; FLUORINATED SURFACTANTS; FOAM BLANKETS; PURE WATERS; RE IGNITIONS; SMALL DROPLETS; SUPPRESSION; VAPORIZED WATERS; WATER MIST; WATER MIST SYSTEMS; WATER USAGES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISASTERS; DROP FORMATION; FIRES; OXYGEN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSIENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 67349139245     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-008-0068-2     Document Type: Article

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