Inventors:
Tak-Sang Chan - Sharon MA
Hsiang-Cheng Kung - Weston MA
William R. Brown - Northfield NH
Paraskevas Stavrianidis - Sharon MA
Assignee:
Factory Mutual Research Corporation - Norwood MA
International Classification:
G01M 1900
G09B 1900
Abstract:
In a sprinkler effectiveness testing system, a fire plume to simulate a burning warehouse commodity storage array is generated. The sprinkler system to be tested is suspended from an adjustable ceiling. Thermocouples measure the temperature of the fire gases under and adjacent to the ceiling. Collection pans are positioned to collect sprinkler water passing through the plume and to separately collect the sprinkler water passing around the plume.