- Author
- Markels, M., Jr. | Friedman, R. | Haggerty, W. | Dezubay, E.
- Title
- Study of Extinguishment and Control of Fires Involving Hydrazine-Type Fuels With Air and Nitrogen Tetroxide.
- Coporate
- Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Sponsor
- Atlantic Research Corp., Alexandria, VA
- Report
- ASD-TR-61-716; Project No. 6075; Task No. 607507, May 1962, 188 p.
- Contract
- AF-33-616-6918
- Keywords
- fuels | hydrazines | extinguishment | fire suppression | air | nitrogen tetroxide | missile systems | burning rate | fire extinguishing agents
- Identifiers
- open pan fires
- Abstract
- The proposed use of hydrazine-type fuels with nitrogen tetroxide in large missile systems has emphasized the need for information on materials and techniques for the extinguishment and control of fires arising from accidental spills of these propellants. In this investigation, burning rates, extinguishing agents, and extinguishment mechanisms were determened for open-pan fires of hydrazine, unsymetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH), JP-X, and a 50-50 mixture of hydrazine and UDMH oxidized by air and nitrogen tetroxide was studied in both open pans and in a 1/50 scale model of a Titan II silo.