An automatic, smokeless ignition system for use in ship-space simulators for U. S. Navy fire-fighting schools was developed and two prototype systems were installed at the Norfolk Fleet Training Center. In principle, a measured amount of gasoline is injected over the surface of fuel oil and lighted with an electric spark while smoke-suppressing water is sprayed into the fire. In six weeks of operation the system has provided smokeless ignitions on a routine basis. One unsolved problem is fouling of spark plugs with oil sludge. (Author)
Smokeless Ignition of Oil Fires in Ship Simulators for U. S. Navy Fire-Fighting Schools
1972
56 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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