A pan filled with kerosene is ignited and additional fuel is pumped into the pan at a rate of 10 gallons per minute (38 liter per minute). The pan will start flowing over and the burning fuel will flow onto the floor. At this point, the floor’s internal flushing system was activated to flush out the kerosene. The fire on the floor did not spread. This allowed a fireman to get close to the fire source and extinguish it with a fire extinguisher. Please note that while the fireman was standing on the floor, burning fuel was still flowing into the floor profiles.
In the comparison video, the fire keeps spreading. Please note that we had to use a containment pad of a 160 square feet in size to do this test, without it the fire would have spread out of control. Please note that the fireman was only able to get close to the fire because he was in full gear complete with breathing apparatus. The fire extinguisher had no effect on the fire.
This fire test scenario is based on the US Air force and US Navy worst-case scenario of a 3-dimensional fire inside an aircraft hangar. This w.c.s. is a fully fueled aircraft that catches fire inside of a hangar. The burning aircraft's fuel tank will heat up and rupture at some point and start spilling fuel. In this case, a continuous supply of jet fuel (kerosene) would fuel the fire and spread out over the hangar floor.
Please note that the Safespill flooring system is designed to be installed directly on a concrete floor, in this test the floor was raised because the concrete floor at the fire test site is too uneven to lay it directly on top of the concrete.
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