Fire fighting aboard ships. Vol. 1: Hazard analysis and behavior of combustible materials. Vol. 2: Structural design and fire extinguishing systems. Translated from the Russian by T. G. Selitskaya and M. G. Stavitskiy Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas 1983, Price $59.95 (Vol. 1) $69.95 (Vol. 2) ISBN 0-87201-306-5(Vol. 1) and 307-3(Vol. 2)

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-199
Author(s):  
A. F. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Publishing Company ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Combustible Materials

scholarly journals Load characteristics of three-plunger pumps for spray seawater fire-fighting

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-146
Author(s):  
В.А. Наумов ◽  
Н.Л. Великанов ◽  
А.В. Тришина
Keyword(s):  
Satisfactory Agreement ◽  
Test Data ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Load Characteristics ◽  
Low Pressures

Цель статьи – получить эмпирические зависимости для характеристик трехплунжерных противопожарных насосов (ТПН), необходимые для автоматизации расчетов систем тушения пожаров на судах с применением распыленной морской воды. Задачи исследования: проверка непротиворечивости данных испытаний; определение расчетных зависимостей производительности ТПН, к.п.д., затраченной мощности от давления. Проведенный анализ результатов испытаний ТПН подтвердил возможность использования предложенных зависимостей в инженерных расчетах. Данные измерений удовлетворительно согласуются с результатами расчетов, за исключением к.п.д. Отклонение экспериментальных точек от эмпирических зависимостей, скорее всего, связано с занижением значений затраченной мощности на испытаниях при небольших давлениях. Предложено для оценки к.п.д. использовать ранее полученную типовую зависимость. Построены графики для характеристик насоса NP25/41-170S. Пример расчета рабочей точки насосной установки с использованием приближенной гидравлической характеристики водяной пожарной системы судна показал высокую эффективность предложенных методик. The purpose of the article is to obtain empirical dependences for the characteristics of three-plunger fire-fighting pumps (TFP), which are necessary for automating calculations of fire extinguishing systems on ships using sprayed seawater. Research objectives: checking the consistency of test data; determining the calculated dependences of the TFP performance, efficiency, power expended on pressure. The analysis of the TFP test results confirmed the possibility of using the proposed dependencies in engineering calculations. The measurement data are in satisfactory agreement with the results of calculations, with the exception of efficiency. The deviation of experimental points from the empirical dependences is most likely due to an underestimation of the power consumed during tests at low pressures. It is proposed to use the previously obtained typical dependence to estimate the efficiency. Graphs are plotted for the characteristics of the NP25/41-170S pump. An example of calculating the working point of a pumping unit using the approximate hydraulic characteristics of the ship's water fire system showed the high efficiency of the proposed methods.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Problems and Safety Measures of Magnesium Fires

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Euipyeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Fire Prevention ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Fire Extinguishing

The problems and safety measures for magnesium fires were analyzed based on the fire case analysis in this study. The following problems were analyzed: ① the fire occurs in areas where there is no regulation under the Hazardous Goods Safety Management Act, ② the lack of safety measures during the firefighting of magnesium fires, ③ absence of adaptive fire fighting agents or equipment, ④ absence of suitable fire fighting tactics. For safety measures, the following were analyzed: ① enactment of magnesium fire guidelines, ② the education and publicity regarding fire prevention and countermeasures by fire organizations, ③ the obligation to have appropriate fire extinguishing agents in the places where magnesium is stored and handled, ④ the development of suppression equipment and fire fighting tactics, and ⑤ the research and development of fire extinguishing agents.

The Strategy Study of the International Fire Fighting Robot Competition

2010 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 443-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Ying Yang
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Infrared Detection ◽  
Competition Strategy ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
Fire Alarm ◽  
Strategy Study ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Editing Process

In a hermetic model building, when there is a signal of fire alarm, the robot will start and send out alarm constantly. It will find the fire place and extinguish the fire. Then, the robot will get back to the start point in the shortest time. In this paper, the robots and the competition strategy has been introduced. At the same time, this paper emphasizes the sensor and the editing process of the software. According to the rules of the international fire extinguishing match and the limitation of the competition area, arithmetic along the wall and the appropriate situation analysis should be used to detect the environment and drive the motor to make the robot find and put out the fire according to the proposed scheme. Experimental results show that it is practicable that robots can successfully find out the fire sources with the approach and the technology of avoiding the obstacle by infrared detection. Better performance of searching the room and extinguishing the fire quickly has been achieved.

scholarly journals A Study on the Durability of Fire Hoses of Fire Hydrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Hakjoong Kim ◽  
Youngjoo Song
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Sample Analysis ◽  
Property Damage ◽  
Human Safety ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
Fire Spreading ◽  
Fire Extinguishers

Although the number of fires has not changed considerably in recent times, property damage and casualties due to fires are increasing every year. Maintaining the performance of fire-fighting facilities installed in buildings has been emphasized for maximizing human safety and minimizing property damage caused by fires. As a result, since 2017, the maintenance of fire extinguishers throughout their service life, has been mandated. In case of a fire, initial fire extinguishing and fire spreading prevention are crucial. There have been no available measures for the maintenance and verification of indoor fire hydrants and outdoor fire hydrant hoses used for extinguishing fires and preventing combustion expansion. This study was therefore intended to present measures for ascertaining the service life of these fire extinguishers, by evaluating their firefighting abilities through sample analysis and case analysis of the fire hoses. Research shows that the degradation of performance of the fire hoses becomes evident between 9 and 10 years, so that 10 years of service life is considered appropriate for the fire hoses.

Probabilistic Risk Assessment for FPSO Topside Structures Under Drop Impact: An Application to Pipeline Protections

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
YeongAe Heo ◽  
ByungWoo Kim ◽  
Jae-Kwang Eom
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Drop Impact ◽  
Structural Failure ◽  
Risk Calculation ◽  
Design Load ◽  
Fire And Explosion ◽  
Offshore Industry ◽  
Probabilistic Risk

In offshore structural design, it is necessary to evaluate probabilistic risk so that the topside structure has sufficient capacity to resist the effects of accidental loads such as drop impact, helicopter impact, vessel collision, fire, and explosion. Most engineers in the offshore industry, however, have difficulties in estimating a reliable risk value because there are still too many uncertainties in computing the probability of exceeding a target structural damage where the guideline for hazard analysis, which provides design load, is quite well described. Therefore, a framework to compute reasonable probability of structural failure is proposed in this paper. 88 impact scenarios were applied to a pipeline protection system on a topside module of Nexus genetic FPSO in order to perform regression analysis for structural damage. For risk calculation, the hazard analysis in this study is based on the detail engineering report worked by Ramboll Oil & Gas.

Example of modeling the use of fire-fighting vessels

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 183-198
Author(s):  
A. V. Kulagin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Logical Tree ◽  
Proposed Modification ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The article considers a systematic approach to assessing the effectiveness of the preparation and use of fire-fighting vessels. Using the Pattern method, a study of the use of a fire-fighting boat for solving problems of extinguishing fires on water transport was conducted. Goal and objectives. The purpose of the study is to improve the methodology for determining the effectiveness of the preparation and use of fire-fighting vessels according to the selected evaluation criteria, with the determination of the impact of each criterion on the overall effectiveness of fire extinguishing. Methods. In the article, the process of evaluating the effectiveness of the preparation and use of fire-fighting vessels can be divided into two stages. At the first stage, a verbal presentation of the research task is carried out with the identification of the most "weak" training measures and during the application of fire-fighting vessels using the Pattern Method. At the second stage of the study, an assessment of the state of the identified "weak" measures is carried out with the definition of measures to improve the technical readiness of the material part or organizational and technical measures during the operation of fire-fighting vessels. Results and discussion. The author obtained a particular analytical solution for improving the efficiency of operation of fire-fighting vessels for the case of using a fire-fighting boat. A method for calculating the evaluation criteria is proposed. Conclusions. Thus, the proposed modification of the model of preparation and application of fire-fighting vessels consists in the representation of organizational and technical processes in the form of a logical "tree of goals". The directions of further research in terms of the development of the results obtained in the analysis of the operation of fire-technical equipment on fire-fighting vessels and fire-fighting vessels themselves are determined. Keywords: model, system approach, analysis, pattern method, diesel, special fire extinguishing means

Probabilistic Assessment of Extreme Events Subject to Epistemic Uncertainties

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Nishijima ◽  
Michael Havbro Faber ◽  
Marc A. Maes
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Events ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Epistemic Uncertainty ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Probabilistic Modeling ◽  
Exceedance Probability ◽  
Probabilistic Assessment ◽  
Practical Solution ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Made In

Over the years the modeling and treatment of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties in probabilistic assessments has repeatedly been an issue of discussion and also some controversy. The philosophical and mathematical aspects may be said to be well appreciated, however, there are cases in practice where principles seem to be violated and frequently the effects of the epistemic uncertainty are treated inconsistently in the probabilistic modeling. The present paper first reviews the general principles for the modeling and treatment of uncertain characteristics subject to both aleatory and epistemic uncertainties. Thereafter, the general principles are applied considering three examples concerning the probabilistic modeling of extreme events; 1) the n-year maximum distribution, 2) the corresponding return period and 3) the exceedance probability in hazard analysis. Through these examples typical inconsistencies made in practical probabilistic assessments are pointed out. The results from the examples are interpreted and discussed from a structural design perspective and from a rational risk-based decision perspective. Finally, a practical solution to avoid the inconsistencies is suggested emphasizing the analogy of the analysis of extreme events with the analysis of portfolios.

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