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The increasing use of floating roof tanks for the storage of flammable liquids has given rise to a tendnecy toward using foam monitors for fire protection instead of fixed applicators. The authors studied the effect of application methods on foam efficiency and compared the effectiveness of two protein-based foams, Light Water, and a fluoroprotein foam known as F.P. 70.
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Hird, D., Rodriguez, A. & Smith, D. Foam — Its efficiency in tank fires. Fire Technol 6, 5–12 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588854
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