| Document ID (ISN) | 69947 |
| CIS number |
97-1663 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1395-X |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 137/1997
|
| Author(s) |
Bennett J.F., Shirvill L.C., Pritchard M.J.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
| Title |
Efficacy of water spray protection against jet fires impinging on LPG storage tanks |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. ii, 418p. Illus. 6 ref. Price: GP 175.00. |
| Abstract |
This report describes a full-scale study of the performance of a water spray system on an empty liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank under conditions of jet fire impingement resulting from a nearby release of LPG. Results show that a water deluge system typically found on an LPG storage tank cannot be relied upon to maintain a water film over the whole tank surface during an impinging jet fire. However, the deluge does have a significant mitigating effect compared with the undeluged case. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; fire protection; storage tanks; liquefied petroleum gas |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
water spray extinguishing systems; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
|
