- Author
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Botteri, B. P.
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Cretcher, R. E.
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Kane, W. R.
- Title
- Aircraft Applications of Halogenated Hydrocarbon Fire Extinguishing Agents.
- Coporate
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
- Book or Conf
- National Research Council. Appraisal of Halogenated Fire Extinguishing Agents. April 11-12, 1972,
Washington, DC,
215-238 p.,
1972
- Keywords
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fire extinguishing agents
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aircraft fires
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hydrocarbon fuels
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halons
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aircraft engines
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explosions
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fuel tanks
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first aid
- Identifiers
- fire extinguishing agents
- Abstract
- Halon fire extinguishing agents presently offer the greatest advantage for the following aircraft fire protection applications: Extinguishment of engine installation fires; suppression of fuel tank explosions; suppression in large cargo and habitable compartments by means of total flooding; first-aid fire extinguishers for Class A, B and C fires. The specific halon fire extinguishing agent best suited for each application will vary. Current halon fire extinguishing agents are not competitive for fuel tank inerting and suppression of explosions induced by multipoint ignition sources.