A fire attack hose is an essential tool to control and extinguish fires and a lifeline for the firefighters manning it. In order for a firefighter to execute his or her duties in relative safety, their hoses must withstand the harsh environments of the modern day fire ground. Fire attack hoses, while rigorously tested for mechanical integrity, are not tested at a level of heat stress representative of a municipal fire ground. This study developed test methods using conductive, radiative, and flame impingement heat stresses to begin to address this issue. A selection of representative fire attack hoses used for municipal firefighting and candidate high thermal performance materials were subjected to these tests to provide groundwork for the development of a next generation fire attack hose.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gaudet, Benjamin Joseph
• Barolli, Rebecca Mae
• Bouvier, Jaclyn Grace
• Brecher, Emily Grace
• Gillespie, Connor Patrick

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042016-155146

Advisor

• Notarianni, Kathy Ann
• Ranellone, Raymond

Year

• 2016

Sponsor

• The Last Call Foundation

Date created

• 2016-04-20

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-30