- Author
- Plugge, M. A. | Wilson, C. W. | Zallen, D. M. | Walker, J. L.
- Title
- Fire Extinguishing Agents for Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres. Final Report. April 1982-November 1985.
- Coporate
- New Mexico Engineering Research Inst., Albuquerque, NM
- Sponsor
- Air Force Engineering and Services Center, Tyndall AFB, FL
- Report
- ESL-TR-85-26; NMERI-TA3-19, December 1985, 98 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- F29601-81-C-0013
- Keywords
- oxygen enriched atmospheres | combustion | extinguishment | fire extinguishing agents | fire extinguishers | compartment fires | damage | halons | oxygen | polymers | scale models | scenarios | test methods | fire suppression | aircraft fires | military aircraft | fire hazards | jet transports | aicraft compartments | aircraft hazards | oxygen concentration
- Identifiers
- fire extinguishing agents
- Abstract
- Fire suppression agent requirements for extinguishng fires in oxygen-enriched atmospheres were determined employing small-, medium-, large-, and full-scale test apparatuses. The small- and medium-scale tests showed that a doubling of the oxygen concentration required five times more halon for extinguishment. For fires of similar size and intensity, the effect of oxygen enrichment of the diluent volume in the HC-131A was not as great as in the smaller compartments of the B-52 which presented a higher damage scenario. The full-scale tests showed that damage to the airframe was as important a factor in extinguishment as oxygen enrichment.