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The use of nets as barriers for retaining high expansion foam

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Is it necessary to totally flood a large undivided structure with high expansion foam for fires involving a small area? In Great Britain, it was suggested that net curtains could be used to subdivide large areas in times of fire. Tests of the foam-retaining capabilities of four types of netting are reported here.

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  1. D. J. Rasbash
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Rasbash, D.J., Langford, B. The use of nets as barriers for retaining high expansion foam. Fire Technol 2, 298–302 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588496

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