Development of Smoke Abated Aircraft Crash/Rescue Fire Fighting Trainer.

摘要

It was shown previously that liquid petroleum fuels can be burned from a free surface without smoke generation by injecting a water spray near the surface of the burning fuel. This program concerned the extension of this smoke abatement method to aircraft crash/rescue trainers involving fire areas to about 3000 sq ft. Smoke abated fires of realistic severity for training purposes were obtained using either JP-4 or automotive gasoline, while JP-5 and No. 2 diesel oil were found ineffective for this purpose. Field experiments proved the compatibility of smoke-abated JP-4 fires with extinguishment using aqueous film-forming foam. A detailed design is presented for a 50-ft diameter smoke abated fire area for fire-fighting training together with step-by-step procedures for its operation. (Author)