Task – 3.1:
Development of Low Ozone Depletion Potential (0.01-0.5) innovative fire suppression system
Task Leader:- R.S. Chimote
Objective:
- Development of water-mist based fire extinguisher
- Development of evaluation facilities for fire extinguishing system
Scope of the work:
- Experimental Set-up for 1m2 size Turbulent diffusion Fires
- Capability enhancement of CFD Model of 1m2 size fire with extinguishment
- Preparation of different Fire Extinguishing Compositions for Class A and Class B fires
- Experimental design on reduced scale to simulate the turbulent diffusion fires
- CFD modeling & validation based on experimental studies
- Preparation of micro-size particles and their particle/droplet size analysis in non-fire conditions
- Experimental studies on discharge density, particle size distribution and velocity profile in non-fire and fire conditions
- Characterization of Fire Extinguishing compositions
- Comparative evaluation of on micro-size particles in discharge cluster
- Optimization of compositions based on fire suppression efficacy for water mist system
- CFD Modeling of interaction of water mist fire suppression system
- Design details for Fire Suppression System in respect of Water mist system
- Preparation of innovative material composition and system design based on Validated results for Class A/Class B fires.
- Field Trial under live fire conditions for Class A and Class B fires.
- Sensitivity studies for Particle Size Distribution
- Design Guidelines for Fire Suppression System for Class A and Class B fires in respect of Water-mist system