Dynamics of the Release of Alternate Halon Replacement Agents From Pressurized Bottles

Published

May 11, 1993

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang, B D. Breuel, W G. Cleveland, G. Gmurczyk

Abstract

Halon 1301 has been widely employed on military and commercial aircraft for fire fighting purposes. Unfortunately, due to the deleterious effects of chlorine and bromine on stratospheric ozone, the manufacture of halon 1301 will be phased out by the end of 1993 under the terms of the Montreal Protocol. As a result, the military services and the Federal Aviation Administration, with the U.S. Air Force coordinating the effort, have initiated a research program to identify effective halon 1301 replacements which are low ozone depleters. As part of this project, a list of eleven potential halon 1301 alternatives have been proposed. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been tasked to recommend which of the eleven compounds should be tested at full scale. The work reported in this paper is part of this task.

Proceedings Title

Halon Options Technical Working Conference 1993

Conference Dates

May 11-13, 1993

Conference Location

Albuquerque, NM

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

halons, experiments, halon 1301, military facilities, military aircraft, nacelle fires, halon alternatives

Citation

Pitts, W. , Yang, J. , Breuel, B. , Cleveland, W. and Gmurczyk, G. (1993), Dynamics of the Release of Alternate Halon Replacement Agents From Pressurized Bottles, Halon Options Technical Working Conference 1993, Albuquerque, NM, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911491 (Accessed October 4, 2025)