- Author
- Chelliah, H. K. | Krauss, R. H. | Lentati, A. M. | Zhou, H.
- Title
- Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Flame Extinction by Sodium Bicarbonate Particles.
- Coporate
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 6242, October 1998,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts. November 2-5, 1998, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editors, 117-118 p., 1998
- Keywords
- fire research | fire science | fire suppression | flame extinguishment | sodium bicarbonate
- Abstract
- A steady, laminar, nonpremixed flame, established within the mixing layer of a counterflow of methane and air, is used here to quantify the rate-controlling physical, thermal and chemical contributions of sodium bicarbonate particles on flame extinction. The basic understanding obtained from this effort is expected to benefit development of enhanced condensed-phase fire suppressants. A brief description of the present experimental and theoretical/computational efforts and recent results are given below.