ShareCOOLING TOWER FIRE PROTECTION: A SOUND BUSINESS INVESTMENT.
Author(s) : VIEIRA S. F.
Type of article: Article
Summary
FIRES IN COOLING TOWERS, PARTICULARLY WHERE A WOODEN FILL IS USED, ARE NOT UNCOMMON. EVEN WHEN OPERATING, CONTROL OFTEN PRODUCES DRY AREAS WHICH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTACT IGNITION FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES OR ELECTRICAL FIRES WITHIN THE TOWER. THE ARTICLE GIVES DETAILS FOR THE DESIGN OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, THE LOCATION OF OUTLETS AND THE CONTROL METHODS SUITABLE FOR MOST TOWER ARRANGEMENTS. D.W.H.
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- Original title: COOLING TOWER FIRE PROTECTION: A SOUND BUSINESS INVESTMENT.
- Record ID : 1989-0092
- Languages: English
- Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 60 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1988/04
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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