
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kanjanakunchorn, S 
A1  - Woodard, PM 
A1  - McCornick, PG 
A1  - McDonald, H 
T1  - A Low Pressure Soaker Hose Containment System for Wildland Fires
JF  - International Journal of Wildland Fire
JO  - Int. J. Wildland Fire
Y1  - 1992
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 185
EP  - 191
KW  - Fire suppression; Equipment
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9920185 
N2  - Water is frequently used to contain wild or prescribed fires in a wildland situation. In this paper, we show why the commonly-available, relatively inexpensive garden-type soaker hose can be effectively used to contain fires. We present results on such performance characteristics as: water pressure, height of water spray and water volume as distance from pump increases. A Wajax Mark 111 pump, 3.8 cm dia (1.5") lined fire hose and RCR-strata soaker hoses were used in all tests. Also, using commonly accepted engineering principles and equations, we present the optimal design when the above materials are used. 
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