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Class A Fire Suppression Experiments (NISTIR 6191)

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Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup

Abstract

This section reports on two studies conducted at NIST on the suppression of wood crib fires and tire fires. An overview of previous research on the use of water based fire suppression agents on wood cribs and tires is provided. A burning pile of rubble or a burning pile of fires, these are examples of fuel limited fires. If a fire has an adequate supply of oxygen, the size of the fire is limited by the fuel. The primary means of suppressing a fuel limited, deep seated fire is cooling.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6191
Report Number
6191
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6191

Keywords

fire suppression, experiments, class A fires, wood, crib fires, nozzles, water sprays, compressed air foam
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Madrzykowski, D. and Stroup, D. (1998), Class A Fire Suppression Experiments (NISTIR 6191), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6191 (Accessed October 31, 2024)

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Created July 1, 1998, Updated November 10, 2018