Fire safety: flammability of foam and fire suppression studies

消防安全：泡沫的可燃性和灭火研究

• 批准号: 44857-2010
• 负责人: Weckman, Elizabeth
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=521717
• 关键词: Fire; safety; flammability; foam; fire

Across Canada, 8 people are killed by fire each week. This points to a critical need for advancements in the science and practice of fire safety through development of innovative fire-resistant materials and new fire protection technologies. However, incomplete understanding of fire dynamics, lack of appropriate test methods and limitations in fire models often hinder development of novel approaches or impede acceptance of innovations as appropriate alternatives to current practice. The proposed research will advance the scientific basis for next generation fire safety in two important areas: 1) fire behaviour of rigid polyurethane (PU) foam and 2) advanced fire suppression.

在加拿大，每周有8人死于火灾。这表明，通过开发创新的防火材料和新的消防技术，迫切需要在消防安全的科学和实践方面取得进步。然而，对火灾动力学的不完全理解、缺乏适当的测试方法和火灾模型的局限性往往会阻碍新方法的发展或阻碍创新作为当前实践的适当替代方案的接受。提出的研究将在两个重要领域推进下一代消防安全的科学基础：1)硬质聚氨酯（PU）泡沫的火灾行为和2)先进的灭火技术。