TY - JOUR
TI - Suppress flashover of GRP fire with water mist inside ISO 9705 Room
AU - Xu Qiang
AU - Griffin Gregory J
AU - Que Xinggui
AU - Cao Liying
AU - Yong Jiang
AU - Preston Christopher
AU - Bicknell Ashley D
AU - Bradbury Glenn P
AU - White Nathan
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2011
VL - 15
IS - 2
SP - 353
EP - 366
PT - Article
AB - Water mist suppression tests for glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) panels were  conducted in ISO 9705 Room. GRP panels covered part of the room and a wood  crib fire was used as fire source to ignite GRP fire. A four-nozzle water  mist suppression equipment was used inside test room on the time of  flashover. Heat release rate of the combustion inside the room, room  temperature, surface temperature of GRP panels, total heat flux to wall,  ceiling and floor in specific positions were measured. Gas concentration of  O2, CO, and CO2 was also measured in the corner of the room at two different  levels. A thermal image video was used to record the suppression procedure  inside room. Test results show that the water mist system is efficient in  suppressing the flashover of GRP fire and cooling the room within short time.