Maybe I should have said "much" instead of "most", my point was simply that evaporative cooling of the fire area is a physical function of the extinguishment process. And your point is well made that pre-wetting is a significant part of the control function. Where in the world is Scot Deal these days? Mark at Aero
----- Original Message ----- From: å... .... [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 01:06 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Factory Mutual Data Sheet 2.0 - Sprinkler Orientation and Spacing - sprinkler control mode Pre-wetting is only a marginalized part of sprinkler control? Less than half of a sprinkler's water hits the floor as liquid? scot deal excelsior fire Most of the delivered density is intended to "vaporize" high up in the fire > area to reduce the atmospheric temperature and prevent flashover. In fact, > the idea of extinguishment with "liquid" water is a myth. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120529/4ccf0356/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
