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.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    A Comparative Testing Study of Fire Extinguishing Agents for Shipboard Machinery Spaces


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Halogen Replacement Considerations for Shipboard Machinery Spaces

    Sheinson, R. S. / Maranghides, A. / Black, B. H. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995


    Shipboard Machinery Failures

    Kimura, Takayoshi | TIBKAT | 1983


    IOT FOR SHIPBOARD MACHINERY

    Beel, Joe / Jones, Kelly | TIBKAT | 2019


    Phosphorus Nitrides as Fire Extinguishing Agents

    Skaggs, S. R. / Kaizerman, J. / Tapscott, R. E. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995


    New fire extinguishing agents for aircraft

    Klein, H.A. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1950