Fire extinguishing tests -80 with methyl alcohol gasoline (in MIXED)
Large scale tests and laboratory experiments were carried out for estimating the extinguishing effectiveness of three alcohol resistant aqueous film forming foams (AFFF), two alcohol resistant fluoroprotein foams and two detergent foams in various poolfires: gasoline, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl-ethyl ketone, methyl alcohol and M15 (a gasoline, methyl alcohol, isobutene mixture). The scaling down of large scale tests for developing a reliable laboratory method was especially examined. The tests were performed with semidirect foam application, in pools of 50, 11, 4, 0.6, and 0.25 sq m. Burning time, temperature distribution in the liquid, and thermal radiation were determined. An M15 fire can be extinguished with a detergent foam, but it is impossible to extinguish fires in polar solvents, such as methyl alcohol, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol with detergent foams, AFFF give the best results, and performances with small pools can hardly be correlated with results from large scale fires.
- Research Organization:
- Statens Provningsanstalt, Boraes (Sweden)
- OSTI ID:
- 6540124
- Report Number(s):
- N-8228485; SP-RAPP-1981:20
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- MIXED
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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ACETONE
ADDITIVES
ALCOHOLS
COLLOIDS
DETERGENTS
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMULSIFIERS
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
FOAMS
FUELS
GASOHOL
GASOLINE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
KETONES
LIQUID FUELS
METHANOL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RADIATIONS
SURFACTANTS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
TESTING
THERMAL RADIATION
WETTING AGENTS