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Släckeffekt hos tillsatsmedel i släckvatten

Hummelgård, Moa LU and Linde, Robin LU (2014) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20132
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
There is a constant need for the fire and rescue service to develop new methods, materials and extinguishing media to implement the most effective firefighting operations as possible while minimizing environmental impacts. The effect of additives in the extinguishing water is fairly unknown. In this report small-scale experiments shows that additives and fire retardants can provide a significant improvement in extinguishing effect on fire with class A fuel. A total of nine additives in water were tested. The extinguishing media was applied to a bonfire of pine studs. The effect was measured as the time it took for the media to reduce the temperature just above the fire to 200 degrees Celsius and a visual observation regarding when no... (More)
There is a constant need for the fire and rescue service to develop new methods, materials and extinguishing media to implement the most effective firefighting operations as possible while minimizing environmental impacts. The effect of additives in the extinguishing water is fairly unknown. In this report small-scale experiments shows that additives and fire retardants can provide a significant improvement in extinguishing effect on fire with class A fuel. A total of nine additives in water were tested. The extinguishing media was applied to a bonfire of pine studs. The effect was measured as the time it took for the media to reduce the temperature just above the fire to 200 degrees Celsius and a visual observation regarding when no flames was visible.
Depending on which part of the extinguishing process that is studied various products show different effect. Some of the additives gave a good effect in the gas phase of the fire and some were better at surface cooling. The products that show the overall best results have a good effect throughout the whole process. It is clear that this area of research can develop the efficiency of extinguishing operations but more work has to be done. As an example a method to evaluate the environmental impact should be developed. (Less)
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author
Hummelgård, Moa LU and Linde, Robin LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The effect of additives in extinguishing water
course
VBRM01 20132
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
additives, fire retardants, extinguishing effect, small-scale trials, empirical experiments, extinguishing agents, water
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5452
ISSN
1402-3504
language
Swedish
id
4390559
date added to LUP
2014-04-07 11:19:41
date last changed
2014-04-07 11:19:41
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  abstract     = {{There is a constant need for the fire and rescue service to develop new methods, materials and extinguishing media to implement the most effective firefighting operations as possible while minimizing environmental impacts. The effect of additives in the extinguishing water is fairly unknown. In this report small-scale experiments shows that additives and fire retardants can provide a significant improvement in extinguishing effect on fire with class A fuel. A total of nine additives in water were tested. The extinguishing media was applied to a bonfire of pine studs. The effect was measured as the time it took for the media to reduce the temperature just above the fire to 200 degrees Celsius and a visual observation regarding when no flames was visible. 
Depending on which part of the extinguishing process that is studied various products show different effect. Some of the additives gave a good effect in the gas phase of the fire and some were better at surface cooling. The products that show the overall best results have a good effect throughout the whole process. It is clear that this area of research can develop the efficiency of extinguishing operations but more work has to be done. As an example a method to evaluate the environmental impact should be developed.}},
  author       = {{Hummelgård, Moa and Linde, Robin}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Släckeffekt hos tillsatsmedel i släckvatten}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}