Validation of a Turbulent Spray Flame Facility for the Assessment of Halon Alternatives.
Validation of a Turbulent Spray Flame Facility for the
Assessment of Halon Alternatives.
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Grosshandler, W. L.; Presser, C.; Lowe, D. L.
Halon Alternatives Technical Working Conference 1993.
Proceedings. HOTWC 1993. (Halon Options Technical
Working Conference.) University of New Mexico; New
Mexico Engineering Research Institute; Center for Global
Environmental Technologies; National Association of Fire
Equipment Distributors, Inc.; Halon Alternative Research
Corp.; Fire Suppression Systems Assoc.; and Hughes
Associates, Inc. May 11-13, 1993, Albuquerque, NM,
129-136 pp, 1993.
Sponsor:
Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Keywords:
halons; validation; experiments; air velocity;
injection; nitrogen; air temperature; halon alternatives
Abstract:
The work discussed in this paper is part of a larger
effort at NIST focused on finding an alternative to
halon 1301 for application to aircraft engine nacelle
and dry bay in-flight fire protection. Alternative
chemical compounds are sought which will perform
similarly to halon 1301, and whick do not create
unacceptable safety, environmental, or systems
compatibility problems. A cup burner, an opposed flow
diffusion flame, a turbulent spray flame, and a
deflagration/detonation tube are being used to rank the
relative combustion suppression effectiveness of the
following agents: R-32 (CH2F2), R-32/R-125
(CH2F2/CHF2CF3), HFC-227 (C3HF7), R-22 (CHF2Cl),
HFC-134a (CH2FCF3), FC-116 (C2F6), HCFC-124 (CHFClCF3),
R-125 (CHF2CF3), FC-218 (C3F8), FC-31-10 (C4F10), and
FC-318 (cyclo-C4F8). Table 1 lists the fuels and agents
to be evaluated and the experimental variables for each
configuration.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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