- 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