scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Study of Water Mist Fire Suppression System Effectiveness on Shielded Fire

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 04039
Author(s):  
Kuswantoro ◽  
Y.S. Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Spray Nozzle ◽  
Wood Crib ◽  
Fine Spray ◽  
System Effectiveness ◽  
Suppression System ◽  
Fuel Source

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of water mist on suppressing a shielded fire. Full-scale experiments are carried out in a partition room of (lxwxh) 2x2x2.5 m size. Five water mist nozzle which consist of two type nozzle was used, high flow (fogjet) nozzle installed at top center of the room and fine spray nozzle installed at each side of room at high 1.5 m from ground. The pressure of water mist system was maintained at 20 bar which correspond to 2.6 lpm of water flow rate. Wood crib of 6.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm size was used as the fuel source. The obstruction used as a fuel shield has table like form with 40 x 40 cm cover area and 0.5 m height. The location of fuel source and fuel shield was varied (1) fuel source and shield at centre of room, (2) fuel source at one side of shield and the shield at centre of room, (3) fuel source and shield at corner of room, and (4)) fuel source at one side of shield and the shield at corner of room. Numerical simulation using FDS 6.5.3 was also performed to validate the use of FDS and get better understanding of the phenomena. The results showed that water mist was able to extinguish the fire around 20 s, 16 s, 30 s, and 24 s for scenario 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. It is also observe that the mist distribution around the shield and cover area of the shield play a role on the capacity and time needed of water mist to extinguish the fire.

A Numerical Study Onfire Suppression of Water Mist in Microgravity

2014 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 819-823
Author(s):  
Xue Han ◽  
Jun Qin ◽  
Jun Jun Tao ◽  
Ming Hui Feng
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Dominant Mechanism ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Fire Extinguishing

Water mist technology has been developed and regarded as a promising substitute fire-extinguishing agent in spacecraft. In this paper, a numerical simulation method is introduced to investigate the effect of water mist size, velocity and flow rateon the fire suppressionefficiencyin microgravity. The fire extinguishing efficiency is better for the finer water mist in microgravity due to better heat transfer and more rapid vaporization. The evaporation cooling is the dominant mechanism of fire suppression in microgravity.As for the water mist velocity, the performance of fire suppression is affected slightly in microgravity. The results on the effect of water flow rate show that the flow rate should be higher than a critical value to suppress the fire effectively.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF HEAT RELEASE RATE IN ENGINE ROOM FIRES OF 300 GT FERRY RO-RO PASSENGER BY USING WATER MIST SYSTEM AND CO2 SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wira Setiawan ◽  
Distyan Kotanjungan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Engine Room ◽  
Passenger Ships ◽  
Dynamic Simulator ◽  
Fire Dynamic Simulator ◽  
Suppression System

Based on statistical data in recent years, there are still quite a number of ship accidents due to fires, including on passenger ships. The water mist system is a fire suppression system that allows it to be used in the engine room with the advantage that it can keep the heat production rate low during the extinguishing process and can be operated earlier than the CO2 system. The research is conducted by using fire dynamic simulator in the engine room of a 300 GT ferry ro-ro passenger to compare the heat release rate of fire without an extinguishing system, an existing CO2 system, and a water mist system. The result shows that the CO2 fire suppression system reduces the heat release rate more rapidly to the decay phase at 375 seconds while the water mist takes more than 900 seconds. However, the fully developed phase of the water mist suppression system occurs more quickly than CO2 because the sprinklers are activated shortly after a fire occurs. Unlike water mist, the CO2 system is activated at 60 seconds so that the pre-combustion, growth, flashover, and fully developed phases are at the same HRR and time as the natural one.

scholarly journals CONCEPT DESIGN AND TESTING OF MULTI-NOZZLE WATER MIST FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danardono A. Sumarsono ◽  
Yulianto S. Nugroho ◽  
Mariance , ◽  
I Gede Wahyu W. Ariasa
Keyword(s):  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Design And Testing ◽  
Suppression System

scholarly journals Analysis of Water Mist Fire Suppression System Applied on Cellulose Fire

2017 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 344-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitri Pancawardani ◽  
Dwi Arini ◽  
Randy Putra Yunindar ◽  
Mohamad Lutfi Ramadhan ◽  
Fahri Ali Imran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Suppression System

Physical Scaling of Fire Suppression by Water Mist

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Su ◽  
J. G. Quintiere ◽  
N. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Safety Committee ◽  
Pressure Water ◽  
Full Scale Tests ◽  
Final Answer

Abstract The objective of the project is to develop water mist extinguishments design by scaling. The report describes the requirement and criteria of scaling fire, scale model, and the results of suppression for a developing water mist system design. The Maritime Safety Committee Draft Circular, MSC 914 is used as a basis test to evaluate a water mist design. A series of three full-scale tests related to MSC 914 were performed: fire only, fire with steel trailers, and fire with steel trailers and combustible commodities. A simulation was accordingly studied. Then, a scaled water mist design was tested in the scale model to find the characteristics needed for suppression in terms of pressure, water flow rate, droplet size, and the spray momentum. Based on these characteristics, a candidate nozzle will be selected for the full-scale MSC 914 test. The results so far show that the water mist system can effectively suppress the fire in scaled MSC 914 model. The full-scale MSC 914 is scheduled for September 2001. Therefore, the final answer is still pending until then. Scaling results are confirmed for temperatures, heat flux and flow for the MSC 914 fire without water add in.

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