Compressed Air Foam Systems Handbook

By lyon s publishing isbn.

Compressed air foam systems handbook. A compressed air foam system cafs is used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas. Share with a friend. 1 caf fire suppression systems are high energy foam generation systems which produce small bubbled stable uniform foam in a high momentum jet. Cafs will be turned off when the foam power button is turned off.

After highlighting the pages will stick together and when pulled apart will be unreadable. History and background compressed air foam caf is a fire suppression medium created by injecting compressed air into a foam solution. Our hercules cafs system perfectly complements any of our husky foam systems. The caf system will also evaluate the air pressure compressor temperature water flow and foam flow before activating the air injection.

Compressed air foam systems handbook. The cafs power button activates the caf system it will start the foam system if it is not already active. Hercules adds compressed air to your husky foam system and provides better control of the foam bubble structures allowing firefighters to gain control of fires faster reduce water usage and lighten handlines while offering better exposure protection. The class includes the 223 page student course textbook the compressed air foam systems handbook.

Friction loss of compressed air foam inside fire attack hose is reviewed along with discussion on decision making regarding creating rate of flow sops for compressed air foam structure fire attack. 2 3 while fire fighting foams have been around for over 100 years caf fire suppression using hose streams. The compressed air foam systems handbook reads like a sales pitch instead of an informational handbook. Easy to read format with over 350 color photos.