- Author
- Babushok, V. I. | Noto, T. | Hamins, A. | Tsang, W.
- Title
- Computations of Inhibition Effectiveness of Halogenated Compounds in Premixed Flames.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 5904, October 1996,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 55-56 p., 1996
- Keywords
- fire research | fire science | premixed flames | halogenated compounds | burning velocity | flame structure
- Abstract
- The burning velocity is an important parameter which characterizes the inhibition efficiency of halon-containing additives employed as flame retardants. The burning velocity decreased with increasing inhibitor concentration. Rosser et al. studied experimentally the inhibition effect of different additives on methane flames and found that the burning velocity decreased linearly with increasing additive concentration for concentrations less than 0.5% by volume. In addition, Rosser et al. used the parameter [see report] as a measure of inhibition efficiency.