- Author
- Abbud-Madrid, A. | Watson, J. D. | Whittington, J. G. | McKinnon, J. T. | Delplanque, J. P.
- Title
- Study of an Ultra-Fine Water Mist Suppression System for Spacecraft Fires.
- Coporate
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO California Univ., Davis
- Report
- HOTWC 2006,
- Book or Conf
- Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 16th Proceedings. HOTWC 2006. May 16-18, 2006, Albuquerque, NM, 1-10 p., 2006
- Keywords
- halon alternatives | halons | halon 1301 | fire suppression | water mist | spacecraft fires | effectiveness | wires | circuit boards | clothing | nitrogen | extinction time | droplets | experiments | polymethyl methacrylate
- Identifiers
- development of new spacecraft like the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV); overheated wires; burning element on a circuit board; burning cloth; measurements of time and suppressant amount listed in order of effectiveness to extinguish a flame; cotton rag (burning-cloth fire scenario) with several suppressant agents and mass-flow rates; PMMA cylindrical rod (burning-element-on-a-circuit-board fire scenario) with several suppressant agents and mass-flow rates; energized #20 polyethylene-insulated wire (overheated-wire fire scenario) with several suppressant agents and mass-flow rates