Flashover & Nozzle Techniques
by Retired London Firefighter Paul Grimwood
The very latest in gas-phase cooling and 3D water-fog applications - techniques that have been used with great success by inner-city european firefighters to counter the hazards associated with flashovers, backdrafts and fire gas ignitions.
This 10,000 word booklet is comprehensive in its coverage of the precision required by nozzle operators to effectively apply water in short sharp bursts into the overhead. It describes the amounts of water required and explains how effective suspensions of droplets are achieved by resorting to specific pattern diameters and cone-angles. With this knowledge, the firefighter is able to operate with a greater level of safety within the confines of a burning building.
'I used the techniques just last week at a confined room fire and I am convinced the applications of 3D water-fog prevented the fire flashing on us' said one London firefighter!
Written by Paul Grimwood, a retired London Fire Brigade and New York firefighter of 26 years experience and a renowned expert on 3D water-fog techniques.
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE -
Gas Phase Cooling; 3D Water-Fog applications Optimum droplets sizes; Qualities of water as a fire suppressant; Variable styles in applying water to fires; Ideal flow-rates; Nozzles and their role; 3 Phase approach to fire suppression; Nozzle 'pulsing' techniques; Pattern diameters and cone-angles; Application angles; The use of 3D water-fog in both pre and post flashover situations; Gaseous combustion and 3D water-fog in explosion suppression; CAFS and 3D Water-fog in unison; Gas phase cooling in high-rise fires; Swedish Firefighter Survival Training; Definitions of flashover and Backdraft; Fire Gas Ignitions; New warning signs of backdraft; Flashover recognition;
and more.................!!!!!!!
This 10,000 word booklet that contains the most recent information in relation to gas-phase cooling techniques is available at a price of £5.00 UK or $10.00 (Australia) (Plus postage)
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