BFRL ICON Anomalous Effects of Water in Firefighting: Increased Fire Intensities by Azeotropic Distillation Effects.

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Bannister, W. W.; Chen, C. C.; Euaphantasate, N.

Halon Options Technical Working Conference. Proceedings. HOTWC 2001. Sponsored by: University of New Mexico, Fire Suppression Systems Assoc., Fire and Safety Group, GlobeTech, Inc., Halon Alternative Research Corp., Hughes Associates, Inc., Kidde plc., Modular Protection, Corp., Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program, Sandia National Laboratories, Summit Environmental Corp., Inc. and 3M Specialty Materials. April 24-26, 2001, Albuquerque, NM, Daniels, B. L.; Cole, D. G., Editor(s)(s), 425-432 pp, 2001.

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For more information contact: Center for Global Environmental Technologies, New Mexico Engineering Research Institute, University of New Mexico, 901 University Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4339 USA.
Telephone: 505-272-7250,
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Keywords:

halon alternatives; fire protection; water; fire fighting; distillation; experiments; JP-8 jet fuel; JP-1 jet fuel; fire fighting training; halons


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