US Army Ground Vehicle Crew Compartment Halon Replacement Program
Abstract
Halon 1301 is used as the primary fire and explosion extinguishing material for a multitude of industrial and military applications. However, halons have very high ozone depleting potentials and their production was stopped in 1994 in most of the world. The Army's halon replacement program sought to identify and develop replacement technologies that will satisfy the performance and logistics requirements of fire protection for ground combat vehicles. Early investigations indicated that a universal solution would not be available to the fire protection community for all the systems that used halon. Hence, multiple agents would probably be required to address the wide range of military applications currently satisfied by halon. This paper summarizes the results and findings of the Army's Ground Vehicle Crew Compartment Halon Replacement Program. Two agents and several delivery system options have been identified that appear to provide equivalent performance to the halon systems without significant space or weight penalties. Future work includes the integration and testing of a crew fire and explosion suppression system in an actual combat vehicle before a final agent selection is validated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA457931
Entities
People
- Hal Cross
- Mike Clauson
- Steve Mccormick
Organizations
- Tank-automotive and Armaments Command