INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF SYNERGISTIC ENHANCEMENT OF HALOGENATED FIRE EXTINGUISHANTS.

Abstract

The report presents results of a program to test the feasibility of synergistically enhancing the effect of halogenated fire extinguishants with addition of free radical initiators. Data are presented from screening for the synergistic enhancement effect by means of 1) flame speed measurements of hydrogen-air flames to which initiator-inhibitor mixtures are added, 2) flammability limits of heptane-air flames to which initiatorinhibitor mixtures are added, and 3) small scale pan fire tests using initiator-extinguishant mixtures. Results of the experimental program are discussed and attempts made to relate observations to known combustion phenomena. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0616101

Entities

People

  • E. B. Klusmann
  • H. Landesman
  • J. E. Basinski

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Explosives Initiators
  • Fires
  • Flames
  • Flammability
  • Free Radicals
  • Hydrogen
  • Ignition
  • Inhibitors
  • Measurement
  • Observation

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.