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Author
Rochefort, M. A. | Dees, B. R. | Risinger, C. W.
Title
Halon 1211 Replacement Agent Evaluation: Perfluorohexane and Halotron I. Final Report.
Coporate
Applied Research Associates, Inc., Tyndall AFB, FL
Report
WL-TR-93-3520, November 1993, 29 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
halon 1211 | fire extinguishing agents | fire extinguishment | scenarios | fire tests | JP-4 jet fuel | fire extinguishers
Identifiers
perfluorohexane; Halotron I
Abstract
This test program quantified the fire extinguishment performance of the candidate Halon 1211 replacement agents, perfluorohexane and Halotron I. Both of these agents were tested head-to-head with Halon 1211 for several typical aircraft fire scenarios. The following tests were conducted: agent throw-range tests, dry-pool fire extinguishment tests, three-dimensional inclined plane running fuel fire tests, simulated engine-nacelle running-fuel fire tests, and simulated wheel-well fires involving hydraulic fluid. All tests except the wheel well fire used JP-4 as the fuel. Amerex Model 600 (150-pound wheeled) extinguishers were used to dispense the agent in each test.