- Author
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Jamison, H. H.
- Title
- Evaluation of Bromotrifluoromethane as a Fire Extinguishing Agent for Apollo Hypergolic Propellants.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Houston, TX
- Report
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NASA-TM-X-64349; MSC-EP-R-68-18,
November 1968,
35 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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Apollo spacecraft
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fire extinguishers
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hypergolic rocket propellants
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fire extinguishing agents
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evaluation
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lunar module
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performance tests
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halon 1301
- Identifiers
- fire extinguishing agents
- Abstract
- The evaluation of bromotrifluoromethane (Freon FE-1301) as a fire extinguishing agent for protection of hypergolic systems was made to determine the advisability of using Freon FE-1301 for fire extinguishment in the Apollo spacecraft lunar module (LM) adapter area (SLA). Possible fires in the SLA would probably originate from leakage of hypergolic propeallants on board the LM and would possibly be influenced by the large area of exposed aluminum metal surfaces through catalysis. The results of the tests did not deviate from the expected.