{"id":27061,"date":"2017-07-05T12:42:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildfire.fpinnovations.ca\/helicopter-on-board-system-for-mixing-water-enhancing-gel-field-assessment\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T09:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:32:55","slug":"helicopter-on-board-system-for-mixing-water-enhancing-gel-field-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildfire.fpinnovations.ca\/fr\/helicopter-on-board-system-for-mixing-water-enhancing-gel-field-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter on-board system for mixing water-enhancing gel: field assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Helicopter on-board system for mixing water-enhancing gel: field assessment<\/div>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]2017[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ray Ault (Lead) \/\u00a0 Rex Hsieh[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Mustang Helicopters<\/p>\n

Barracuda Environmental Solutions Inc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism<\/a><\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To ensure that the gel mixtures used in aerial firefighting are fully effective, it is important to ensure the gel concentrate is properly mixed with the water. The proper mixing of the liquid water-enhancing gel concentrate with water requires a precision mixing process, and turbulence is required for the gel to fully disperse and mix with the water. This process is referred to as \u201cshearing\u201d the concentrate. The first step in evaluating a gel-mixing and delivery system is to determine the system\u2019s ability to shear the gel and achieve a complete mixing of the product with water.[\/vc_column_text]

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