| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Explosion suppression in an occupied compartment (PDF, 211 KiB)
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| Author | Search for: Kim, A. K.1; Search for: Crampton, G. P.1; Search for: Liu, Z. G.; Search for: Kanabus-Kaminska, J. M.; Search for: Su, J. Z.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Symposium on Advances in Fire Suppression Technologies, October 18, 2005, San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
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| Subject | Suppression |
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| Abstract | Explosion is an exothermic chemical reaction or a spontaneous combustion, generating a high temperature, a large quantity of gases and destructive pressure. Depending on its propagation speed, an explosion can be classified as a detonation in which the combustion wave moves at a rate above the velocity of sound, or can be classified as a deflagration in which the combustion wave moves at a rate below the sound velocity.Explosion suppression generally means deflagration suppression. This involves detecting and arresting combustion in a confined space while the combustion is still in the incipient stage. This is achieved by rapidly discharging a suppressant to directly terminate the explosion reaction and flame propagation before a destructive pressure rise is reached. |
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| Publication date | 2005-10-01 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC number | NRCC 47677
NRC-IRC-16867 |
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| NPARC number | 20377453 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 0e6789fb-56a6-4166-935f-e1f5d00d5f82 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-07 |
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