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Sprinklered office fire tests
Author(s) -
Bennetts I. D.,
Moinuddin K. A. M.,
Thomas I. R.,
Proe D. J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.961
Subject(s) - extinguishment , occupancy , fire protection , poison control , engineering , forensic engineering , environmental science , civil engineering , computer science , environmental health , medicine , political science , law
This paper presents data relating to the performance of sprinklers and detectors in real office fire situations. For sprinklers, these data are additional to that associated with the standardized testing used to determine the design delivery density and pressure requirements for various occupancy situations, and provide a useful insight into the effect of sprinklers on developing fires with various office situations. The data given in this paper include the times for activation of various types of sprinkler heads (normal and fast response), the efficacy of the systems as far as extinguishment is concerned, estimates of the maximum size of the fires prior to commencement of extinguishment and associated air temperatures at various locations within the office enclosures. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.