- Author
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Ansul Company
- Title
- Engineering Survey for the Installation of a Halon 1301 System in the Simulated Engine Room at the Naval Damage Control Training Center.
- Coporate
- Ansul Co., Marinette, WI
- Sponsor
- Naval Ships Systems Command, Washington, DC
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- N-00024-72-C-5473
- Keywords
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halon 1301
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ships
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machinery
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installing
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damage control
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costs
- Identifiers
- agent requirements; description of Ansul halon 1301 system; equipment selection and location; flow calculations
- Abstract
- Through years of experimentation, a large amount of scientific knowledge has been achieved concerning the behavior of Halon 1301, especially in the areas of extinguishing effectiveness and toxicity. This information clearly leads to the conclusion that this agent is quite appropriate for use in confined and congested areas such as a ship's machinery space due to the agents's: (1) Predictable and reporducible extinguihsing effectiveness on fires involving flammable liquids and gases [Class B fires]; (2) High effectiveness per unit weight and the resulting economies in equipment space requirements; (3) Life supporting characteristics in normal volumetric concentrations of 4-6% in air; (4) Ability to completely permeate volumes congested with obstructions that usually limit the effect of locally applied conventional fire extinguishing agents.