BFRL ICON Portable Water Mist Fire Extinguishers as an Alternative for Halon 1211.

pdf icon Portable Water Mist Fire Extinguishers as an Alternative for Halon 1211. (93 K)
Liu, Z.; Kim, A. K.; Carpenter, D.; Yen, P. L.

NRCC-44693;

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), 435-439 pp, 2001.

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Keywords:

water mist; fire extinguishers; halon 1211; halon alternatives; oils; flammabile liquids; nozzles; crib fires; wood; halons


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