Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?

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Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?

“I would want to see full-scale testing that includes typical residential fires like furniture and mattress fires, cooking fires, electrical fires, and attic or exterior ember exposures,” he added. …

“I would want to see full-scale testing that includes typical residential fires like furniture and mattress fires, cooking fires, electrical fires, and attic or exterior ember exposures,” he added. “It should also cover different conditions like open and closed doors, varying ceiling heights, crosswinds, obstructed fuel packages, and whether the fire comes back after the system shuts off.” Similarly, Michael Gollner , a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, …

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