Alarifi, AA, Phylaktou, HN, Andrews, GE et al. (2 more authors) (2015) Developing and post-flashover fires in a full scale room.Thermal environment, toxic emissions and effects of fire-fighting tactics. In: Proceedings of 2nd European Symposium in Fire Safety Science. 2nd European Symposium in Fire Safety Science, 16-18 Jun 2015, Nicosia, Cyprus. International Association for Fire Safety Science ISBN 978-9963-2177-0-0
Abstract
Fire-fighting training rarely takes place in severe post-flashover environments, which is the likely scenario to be encountered by the time of first suppression attack on residential fires by fire-fighters. The tests were instrumented with thermocouple arrays, heated sampling probes and online FTIR and other gas analysis equipment. The compartment was a typical room enclosure with ventilation through a corridor to the front access door and a fire load representative of a typical residential “living-room”. The fire was allowed to reach flashover and become fully developed before the involvement of the fire-fighting team. Temperatures and toxic emissions were monitored throughout the fire development and extinguishment. This research demonstrates that with appropriate planning and suitable instrumentation target fire conditions and environments can be generated and fire-fighting tactics can be objectively monitored and assessed, providing realistic training, and other useful research data at the same time.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) > Energy Research Institute (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2015 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 06:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Association for Fire Safety Science |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89317 |