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ACTUAL DELIVERY DENSITY [1 record]

Record 1 2018-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

The volumetric flow rate of water per unit area that is delivered onto the top horizontal surface of a simulated burning combustible array.

OBS

The ADD depends upon water droplet size, spray pattern, discharge rate and fire size.

OBS

It is typically determined relative to a specific heat release rate of a fire.

OBS

The typical units are millimetres per minute ...

OBS

actual delivered density; ADD: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Débit volumique d'eau par unité de surface libérée sur la surface horizontale supérieure de combustibles en combustion factice.

OBS

Elle est généralement déterminée par rapport à un débit calorifique spécifique d'un incendie.

OBS

[La densité réelle délivrée] est exprimée en millimètres par minute [...]

OBS

densité réelle délivrée; DRD : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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