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Author
Wong, K. | Fett, C.
Title
Evaluation of Halon 1301 Fire Extinguisher Systems for Day Bay Ballistic Protection. Final Report. October 1978-November 1983.
Coporate
Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Report
AFWAL-TR-84-3112
June 1985
200 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
HALON 1301 | fire extinguishers | fire protection | fire detection
Abstract
This reort documents testing of Halon 1301 fire extinguisher systems for aircraft dry bay protection. The effects of ventilation flow through a battle damage aircraft fuselage on extinguisher systems performance were carefully studied. Problems of fire detection and agent discharge reliability were investigated. Two types of fire extinguisher systems were tested, a high rate discharge extinguisher and the relatively slow MIL-C-22284 extingusher. Test results show that both fire extinguisher systems were extremely effective in preventing substained dry bay fires.