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Discharge characteristics of a portable compressed air foam system

Okunrounmu et al., 2018

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8162766072748629547
Author
Okunrounmu O
Lhotsky P
Hadjisophocleous G
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Journal of Physics: Conference Series

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Existing portable foam extinguishers generate fire-fighting foam at high pressures with the aid of an air aspirating nozzle. This system could encounter several limitations at the point of application such as poor foam quality due to the use of fire contaminated air for foam …
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