Modeling Study of the Behavior of Liquid Fire Suppression Agents in a Simulated Engine Nacelle

Published

May 6, 2004

Author(s)

J W. Fleming, Jiann C. Yang

Abstract

This paper reports a modeling study to determine the fire suppression potential for compounds based on their evaporation and transport behavior in a simulated engine nacelle. There is a high likelihood that low boiling point liquids will be required to provide fire protection in many scenarios, including engine nacelles. In such high, non-trivial flow environments, the performance of the suppression agent depends on a number of parameters including physical properties of the agent (heat capacity, boiling point, and heat of vaporization), the application temperature, and the flow-imposed time constraints for evaporation.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings HOTWC 2004

Conference Dates

May 4-6, 2004

Conference Location

Albuquerque, NM, US

Conference Title

Halon Options Technical Working Conference, 14th

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

droplet, engine nacelle, evaporation, fire suppression, modeling, vapor loading

Citation

Fleming, J. and Yang, J. (2004), Modeling Study of the Behavior of Liquid Fire Suppression Agents in a Simulated Engine Nacelle, Proceedings HOTWC 2004 , Albuquerque, NM, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=861303 (Accessed October 24, 2025)