- Author
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Leonard, J.
- Title
- Training Simulant for Halon 1211 Portable Extinguishers.
- Coporate
- Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Report
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NRL/MR/6180-94-7615,
September 8, 1994,
35 p.
- Keywords
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halon 1211
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fire extinguishers
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fire fighting training
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fire tests
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halon simulants
- Identifiers
- halon replacement
- Abstract
- The Standard Navy portable Halon 1211 extinguisher can be modified to provide an environmentally acceptable simulant for training. The modifications include replacement of the Halon 1211 with pressurized water as the fire fighting agent and insertion of a full cone spray nozzle in the horm of the extinguisher to form a suitable spray pattern. The modified extinguisher has the same physical appearance and discharge characteristics (time, reach, etc.) as the standard halon 1211 extinguisher and weighs just two pounds less. Since it uses water as the fire fighting agent, the training simulant has zero Ozone Depletion Potential, zero Global Warming Potential and is non-toxic. Also, there is a potential savings of $160,000-R190,000 per year, based on a usage of 20,000 lbs/year of Halon 1211 for training.