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Author
Forssell, E. W. | Back, G. G. | Beyler, C. L. | DiNenno, P. J. | Hansen, R. | Beene, D.
Title
Evaluation of the International Maritime Organization's Gaseous Agents Test Protocol.
Coporate
Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 37, No. 1, 37-67, ['January 2001', '1st Quarter']
Keywords
fire protection | fire suppression | fire fighting | halon 1301 | halon alternatives | fire tests | test methods | fire extinguishing agents | machinery | chemical properties | physical properties | scenarios | instruments | equations | nozzles | extinguishment times | temperature | evaluation | oxygen depletion | thermal decomposition
Identifiers
IMO test protocol; machinery space configuration; spray fire parameters; agent distribution systems; agent and decomposition product wave numbers; summary of testing with small n-heptane pan/telltale fires with 360 deg nozzles; summary of testing with small n-heptane pan/telltale fires with 180 deg nozzles; summary of testing with combination of pan and spray fires with halocarbon agents or combination of heptane pan fires with inert agents; summary of testing with combination of crib, pan and spray fires; summary of testing with large (4.0m2) diesel pan fire