Abstract
High-temperature sprinklers—when and where to use them—are a subject of interest to fire protection engineers. In a series of small-scale and large-scale fire tests, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., evaluated conditions under which high-temperature sprinklers should and should not be used. The value of increasing water supply pressure to sprinklers of ordinary rating was also investigated.
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Suchomel, M.R. Factors influencing the use of high-temperature sprinklers. Fire Technol 1, 15–22 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588440
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588440