Sentence examples for deluge system from inspiring English sources
A test stand with a simple deluge system was designed for the experiments.
Tests with both a deluge system made of 12 nozzles placed directly above the fire source and a water curtain system consisting of four nozzles placed either downstream or upstream of the fire source were carried out.
The model has been used to predict the optimum water distribution across the surface of a 2.2 m diameter LPG tank protected by a 4-row water deluge system, together with corresponding water deluge parameter settings.
Results show that a directed water deluge system designed to provide protection against a pool fire (using the recommended minimum rate of 9.8 dm3 m−2 min−1) provides inadequate protection against jet fires.
An empirical model has been developed to relate the water distribution on the surface of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage vessels, protected by a water deluge system, to parameters of the water deluge design.
This paper reviews current directed water deluge system designs and describes the work carried out by the Health and Safety Laboratory HSLL) to assess the effectiveness of the minimum deluge rate, currently recommended for the protection of LPG storage vessels against pool fires, in protecting against flashing liquid propane jet fires.
The effectiveness of HF removal of alternative deluge systems was estimated using the model HGSPRAY5.
The model is applied to support the life extension decision-making procedure for water deluge systems in offshore oil installations.
Previous work has shown that directed water deluge systems designed to just give the current recommended minimum rate of ca. 10 dm3 m−2 min−1 provide inadequate protection of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage vessels against flashing-liquid propane or butane jet fires.
On the other hand, the use of water deluge systems or passive fire protection (PFP) materials decrease heat flow to the vessel contents and can reduce or eliminate the risk of a BLEVE from occurring.
The deluge systems on two industrial LPG tanks (of 50 and 60 tonnes capacity) plus that on a "full scale" experimental facility (nominal 13 tonne tank) have been evaluated in terms of the water distribution produced on the tank surface.
