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Table 4 Experimental conditions for radiative heat irradiation

From: Novel exterior cover design for radiant heat resistance of firefighting robots in large-scale petrochemical complex fires

Experiment symbola

Vent status

The initial state of the radiation heat shielding cloth

Intermittent spraying pattern

(e1) (OD-N)

Open

Dry

None

(e2) (CD-N)

Close

Dry

None

(e3) (OW-N)

Open

Wet enough

None

(e4) (OD-1/30)

Open

Dry

Spray 10 s, stop 290 s

Duty cycle: 1/30

(e5) (OD-1/20)

Open

Dry

Spray 3 s, stop 57 s

Duty cycle: 1/20

(e6) (OD-1/60)

Open

Dry

Spray 1 s, stop 59 s

Duty cycle: 1/60

(e7) (OW-C)

Open

Wet enough

Continuous

  1. Water supply volume: approx. 0.001 m3/min Water supply to the back of the radiant heat shielding cloth by turning the pump on and off
  2. a(e〇) (□ − )
  3. 〇: experiment number
  4. : vent status O (open), C (close)
  5. □: Initial state of the radiation heat shielding cloth D (dry), W (wet)
  6. : intermittent spraying pattern
  7. N (none), duty cycle, C (continuous)