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Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test.

Published

Author(s)

Anthony D. Putorti Jr., William D. Walton, W H. Twilley, Scott Deal, J. C. Albers

Abstract

The Santa Ana Fire Department of Santa Ana, California conducted a series of fire experiments in residences on South Bristol Street in the city of Santa Ana in July, 1994. NIST provided technical support, consisting of measurements of fire phenomena, to the fire department during these experiments. The experiment to be addressed in this report occurred on July 14, 1994, at 1315 South Bristol Street. The measurements included: temperatures within various rooms, the velocity and temperature of outflowing gases, smoke detector activiation time, sprinkler activiation times, and time to full room involvement. Data were recored every 5 seconds with a computerized acquistion system.
Citation
Fire Technology
Volume
Vol. 31, No. 1,
Issue
First Quarter 1995

Citation

Putorti, A. , Walton, W. , Twilley, W. , Deal, S. and , J. (1994), Santa Ana Fire Department Experiment at 1315 South Bristol, July 14, 1994. Report of Test., Fire Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=907750 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created August 31, 1994, Updated February 19, 2017