WOOLSEY FIRE-RETARDANT COATING SYSTEMS

When exposed to heat, the coating will intumesce--foam up to some 200 times its original thickness to make a continuous insulating foam composed of tiny closed cells. According to the manufacturer, this highly expanded cellular foam delays the lateral spread of fire and helps protect the bulkhead, deck or other surfaces beneath. Most important, this delay provides escape time for those aboard and time to reach fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment. Intumescence takes place right at the start of a fire, when the temperature reaches 300 deg F. This is the critical time in a fire--the point when a fire can still be contained, controlled and extinguished. The thick, tightly adhered foam insulates the subsurfaces from excessive heat, postponing ignition. With a protection span of up to an hour, ignition is delayed long enough for the cause of the heat to be attacked with fire fighting equipment.

• Corporate Authors:

  Woolsey Marine Industries, Incorporated

  100 Saw Mill Road
  Danbury, CT  United States  06810
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings; Fire resistant coatings; Fires; Hazards; High expansion foams; Protection; Protective coatings; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fire hazards; Ship fires
• Old TRIS Terms: Coating performance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309388
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1980 12:00AM