- Author
-
Ronney, P. D.
- Title
- Effect of Gravity on Halocarbon Flame Retardant Effectiveness.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Cleveland, OH
- Journal
-
Acta Astronautica,
Vol. 12,
No. 11,
915-921,
November 1985
- Report
-
NASA-TM-83761,
14 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Congress of the International AstronauticalFederation, 35th. October 7-13, 1984.,
Lausanne, Switzerland,
1985
- Keywords
-
halon 1301
|
gravity
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flame retardants
- Identifiers
- microgravity
- Abstract
- The effectiveness of a flame retardant, e.g., Halon 1301, at zero gravity is not well known. This study was undertaken to learn more about the flammability limits, the burning velocities and the minimum ignition energies of mixtures with varying concentrations of Halon 1301.