The results of the study of the effectiveness of the use of a water curtain to protect a fire truck from thermal effects when extinguishing wildfires

Abstract

The article discusses the design of a water curtain to protect a fire truck from fire and thermal effects when extinguishing wildfires. Infrared thermography has been carried out and its results are presented, showing a picture of the distribution of temperature fields of a fire truck when exposed to thermal radiation from the ignition of plant litter before and after switching on the equipment to create a water curtain. The data obtained as a result of the research showed that after the formation of a water curtain and flowing water flows, there is a significant decrease in temperature fields in the studied points of the car to normal operating values.