NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.
Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.
An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
About Substitution for Ozone-Depleting Agents for Fire Extinguishing
Published
Author(s)
A N. Baratov, N P. Kopylov, E V. Timofeev
Abstract
New ozone-friendly fire extinguishing mixtures based on iodinated halons are proposed in the present paper. They act on a flame both chemical inhibitor and diluent. It was obtained that mixture CF3H+CH3I has value of minimum fire extinguishing concentration (MFEC) which is less on 20 % (vol.) or on 16 % (mass.). The new method of determination of fire extinguishing concentrations ("cylinder" method) is proposed in this paper. Adequacy of the new method was confirmed by results of large-scale experiments. Experimental results show that values of MFEC for CF3H, C2F5H and CO2 are less 34, 16, and 30 % respectively, when MFEC was determined according to "cylinder" method.
halons, halon alternatives, extinguishing, fire extinguishing agents, ozone
Citation
Baratov, A.
, Kopylov, N.
and Timofeev, E.
(2002),
About Substitution for Ozone-Depleting Agents for Fire Extinguishing, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=916575
(Accessed October 8, 2025)