Specialist Scientific Facilities - Warehouse Fire Facility

This facility, situated on HSL's Buxton site, is used to study the development and suppression of large fires involving chemicals, plastics, textiles or other commodities.

Features
• Single items or pallet loads of goods can be tested on racks up to 7.5m high.
• Adaptable sprinkler systems capable of delivering water or AFFF (fire-fighting foam) at controlled pressures and flow rates.
• A full range of instrumentation for measuring temperature, heat flux, load, activation and delivery rates for each sprinkler head.
• Bunded test area with large sump to allow flexibility in testing of liquids.
• Enclosed test area with thermoplastic venting providing shelter for a growing fire and free flow of air at a later stage in the fire development.

Applications
• Investigating the rate and mechanism of fire growth in chemical and other commodities.
• Assessing the effectiveness of commonly installed automatic suppression systems, e.g. sprinkler/foam/deluge systems.
• Assessing other means of reducing risks, e.g. fire partitioning, use of fusible skylights and frangible roofing materials, fire resistant packaging and stock reorganisation.

This facility is available to public and private sector customers from the UK and overseas and is complemented by the analytical and interpretative skills of HSL's experienced scientific and technical staff.

Further Details
Contact our Business Development Unit by telephone (+44) 01298 218218, fax (+44) 01298 218822 or email hslinfo@hsl.gov.uk.


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