EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON EXTINGUISHING COMBUSTIBLE POLAR LIQUIDS. CONCEPT OF FIRE TESTS

Methods and means for extinguishing the most common flammable liquids such as diesel fuel, gasoline, etc. (water-insoluble hydrocarbons), in most cases are not effective in extinguishing fires of water-soluble polar liquids. Their physico-chemical properties have a great influence. Modern regulatory documents define methods and means for extinguishing polar flammable liquids, but there are no scientifically confirmed normative numerical values or they are based on small-scale fire foci. Based on the analysis of foreign and domestic regulatory and technical literature, as well as research conducted in this field, there are determined the main postulates for the fire tests methodology. The scientifically based data obtained during the research will form the basis for the provisions of the regulatory document «Storage warehouses for water-soluble liquids. Fire safety requirements».