On the subject of Safety.....and flames
11-19-2013, 03:48 PM
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Debating pistons and turbines susceptibility to fire is futile. Fire on a ship or boat is critically dangerous for a crew and for the vessel...for obvious reasons.
We were challenged in several ways with Miss Geico (turbine) 1 Airflow 2 type of fire 3 supression. With the continued airflow feeding the fire the halon was worthless. The Oil/Fuel and resin burning proved VERY difficult to suppress if not impossible without a continuous suppression system.
We worked with the http://www.statx.com team to develop a system geared towards performance boats like ours, sitting on 200gal of 116 octane fuel (bomb) it would be wise to think about this before you become a thread on OSO The system saved the Qatar boat from a total loss as it continued to release its suppression over a set period . If you have any questions or are interested in developing a system for your boat call Gary Stray at 314-488-0173.
We were challenged in several ways with Miss Geico (turbine) 1 Airflow 2 type of fire 3 supression. With the continued airflow feeding the fire the halon was worthless. The Oil/Fuel and resin burning proved VERY difficult to suppress if not impossible without a continuous suppression system.
We worked with the http://www.statx.com team to develop a system geared towards performance boats like ours, sitting on 200gal of 116 octane fuel (bomb) it would be wise to think about this before you become a thread on OSO The system saved the Qatar boat from a total loss as it continued to release its suppression over a set period . If you have any questions or are interested in developing a system for your boat call Gary Stray at 314-488-0173.
11-20-2013, 07:37 AM
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I think we should make a device that mounts in the middle of the engine room that rotates, and jets halon in every corner of the boat. We could call it .......
Halon wheels!
Halon wheels!
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11-20-2013, 03:09 PM
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It's great that Gieco's Gary Strange figure out a better way to put turbine fires out. Though I think T2x was talking about how to build a boat that doesn't become the tailgate party weiney roaster to begin with. Did ford fix the pinto by giving away free fire extinguishers?? The Geico boat caught fire in the pits and that is not bouncing around and running hard in the heat of battle.
