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Flame Suppression by Halon Alternatives (NISTIR 6030)

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Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

Abstract

A series of experimental measurements were conducted in a baffle stabilized turbulent jet spray flame and a baffle stabilized pool fire in an effort to provide an improved understanding of the influence of various parameters on the processes controlling flame stability. The importance of a number of parameters including the agent injection duration, air velocity, air temperature, and system pressure were tested. A comparison of flame stability in pool fires and spray flames showed that for similar air flows and baffle sizes, baffle stabilized pool fires were more difficult to extinguish than baffle stabilized spray fires. For small air flows, the agent required to extinguish the pool fires was similar to the peak flammability limits related to premixed flames.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6030
Report Number
6030
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.ir.6030v1

Keywords

fire safety, fire research, fire suppression, halon alternatives, aircraft safety, flame extinguishment, halogenated compounds, pool fires, sprays, air velocity, fuel flow, pressure, air temperature, pool fires
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Hamins, A. (1997), Flame Suppression by Halon Alternatives (NISTIR 6030), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.ir.6030v1 (Accessed October 12, 2025)

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Created June 1, 1997, Updated November 10, 2018
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