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Stability — The key to effective high expansion foam, part I

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Stability or water content is an essential element in high expansion foam. After reviewing the fundamentals of high expansion foam, the author discusses the findings of tests made to evaluate it. In Part II, which will appear in our next issue, he will discuss the effects of sprinklers on high expansion foam.

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  1. Walter Kidde & Company, Inc., USA

    W. B. Jamison SFPE

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Note: This is an adaptation of a paper delivered by the author at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the National Fire Protection Association in New York City on May 16, 1969.

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Jamison, W.B. Stability — The key to effective high expansion foam, part I. Fire Technol 6, 39–51 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588858

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