Fire tests employing a 735 sq ft bilge area covered with No. 2 diesel fuel within a simulated shipboard engine room structure were conducted. These tests were designed primarily to compare the effectiveness of the new 'Light Water-Purple-K-Powder' system and the Type 5 protein foam presently used aboard ship. Other agents, such as 'XL-6' protein foam, and carbon dioxide were tested. The effect of using these agents individually on a bilge fire, and also on a simulated 10 gpm fuel line rupture, spray fire, where a fire fighter was required to gain access inside the area and shut off the fuel valve near the fuel spray, was studied. The twinned use of 'Light Water-PKP as compared to Type 5 protein-PKP on the combined bilge and spray fire was also studied.
A Comparative Testing Study of Fire Extinguishing Agents for Shipboard Machinery Spaces
1966
2 pages
Report
No indication
English
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