INFLUENCE OF WATER DISCHARGE USING THE „T”, „Z”, „O” AND „INVERTED U” LETTERS TECHNIQUE ON ITS DISTRIBUTION IN A CONFINED SPACE

Alexandru-Florin CHIOJDOIU, Ion ANGHEL, Carmen Anca SAFTA, Adrian SIMION

Abstract


Knowing how water is distributed after its discharging in a confined space is necessary to make firefighting more efficient. Using the „T”, „Z”, „O” and „inverted U” letters technique to discharge water inside a test room, on the opposite wall, in the absence of fire, several main conclusions can be drawn: near the wall diametrically opposite the area from which the water was discharged, the highest values of the  water volume accumulated were recorded; from the smallest recorded water loss point of view, it is recommended to discharge the water in the form of the „Z” letter, followed by discharging in the form of the „T”, „O” and „inverted U” letters.

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