A STUDY OF VAPORIZABLE EXTINGUISHANTS
Abstract
BROMOCHLOROMETHANE,OR CB AS IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN,IS NOW USED AS THE VAPORIZING LIQUID FIRE EXTINGUSHING AGENT ON CRASH TRUCKS AS A SUPPLEMENT TO MECHANICAL PROTEIN FOAM, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF COMBATTING FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES. CB IS RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT A TOXICITY PROBLEM OF ILL-DEFINED MAGNITUDE.OTHER AGENTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AS REPLACEMENTS FOR CB AND THIS STUDY EVALUATED THE FOLLOWING COMPOUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE: DIBROMODIFLUOROMETHANE-HALON 1202, BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE-HALON 1211, BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE-HALON 1301,1,2-DIBROMOTETRAFLUOROETHANE-HALON 2402, CB WAS USED AS A STANDARD OF A COMPARISON THROUGHOUT.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0239021
Entities
People
- David L. Engibous
- Thoedore R. Torkelson