Water Deluge in Pool or Jet Fires
Two facilities are available for horizontal pressurized jet fires. Typical projects have included studying the performance of vessel deluge systems to protect against jet fire attack, and testing the performance of passive fire protection at full scale.
As well as dedicated vessel deluge systems, Spadeadam has a test rig with a roof measuring 20m by 20m incorporating an area deluge system capable of delivering up to 16,000 litres/min. The roof can be positioned from 2 to 8m above the concrete surface below where pressurised jet or pool fires can be undertaken and studied with water deluge operating.
The effect of fire on materials or structures can be studied to suit customers needs. Typical examples include the response of an LPG storage vessel to fire attack, which can result in a BLEVE or NGV fuel tanks, which may vent in a controlled manner or fail catastrophically.
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