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Fire suppression substitutes and alternatives to halon for U.S. Navy applications / Committee on Assessment of Fire Suppression Substitutes and Alternatives to Halon, Naval Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- The compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fire extinction--Chemical systems--Evaluation.
- Fire extinction.
- Bromotrifluoromethane--Evaluation.
- Bromotrifluoromethane.
- Fire extinguishing agents--Evaluation.
- Fire extinguishing agents.
- Airplanes--Fires and fire prevention.
- Airplanes.
- Ships--Fires and fire prevention.
- Ships.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (110 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Fire Suppression Substitutes and Alternatives to Halon for U.S. Navy Applications
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- APPROACH AND SCOPE OF STUDY
- KEY FINDINGS
- CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT
- 1 Introduction
- REFERENCES
- 2 Assessment of Research on Alternatives for Halon
- CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENTS
- Fire Suppression Models-Chemical and Physical Mechanisms
- Manufacturability of Commercially Available Halocarbon Fire Suppression Agents
- Synthesis of Alternative Fire Suppression Agents
- Effectiveness of Alternative Commercially Available Fire Suppression Agents
- TOXICOLOGY ISSUES
- BRIEF OVERVIEW OF STUDIES ON HALON SUBSTITUTES AND MECHANISMS
- FINDINGS
- 3 Atmospheric Chemistry and Evaluation of Environmental Effects of Fire Suppressants
- REDUCTION OF OZONE-MECHANISMS AND EFFECTS
- ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME, OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL, AND GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL AS INDICATORS OF...
- Atmospheric Lifetime
- Potential Effects on Ozone
- Effectiveness of Chlorine and Bromine in Ozone Destruction
- How Much Have Halons Affected Stratospheric Ozone?
- Ozone Depletion Potential
- Potential Effects on Climate
- Radiative Forcing
- Relative Radiative Forcing per Molecule or Mass
- What Effects Could Replacements for Halons Have on Climatic Change?
- Global Warming Potential
- Summary
- OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
- Estimating Atmospheric Concentrations of Intermediate Degradation Products
- Estimating the Concentrations of the Intermediate Products on the Ground
- Degradation Pathways for Candidate Alternative Fire Extinguishing Agents
- Degradation Pathways for Halomethanes and Haloethanes
- Degradation Schemes for Halopropanes
- Atmospheric Degradation of Perfluorocarbons.
- Assessment of the Environmental Impacts-ODP and GWP-of the Intermediate Products
- Accumulation of Degradation Products in the Biosphere
- 4 Navy-Specific Issues
- SHIP SYSTEMS
- Summary of Halon 1301 Ship Installations
- Investment in Ship Halon Systems
- Fire Extinguishing Systems for New-Design Ships
- HFC-227ea
- Water Mist
- AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
- Summary of Halon 1301 Aircraft Installations
- Investment in Aircraft Halon 1301 Systems
- Fire Extinguishing Systems for New-Design Aircraft
- HFC-125
- Inert Gas Generator Technology
- F/A-18E/F Engine Nacelle/Dry Bay
- V-22 Midwing Protection
- Inert Gas Generator Development Summary
- NAVY HALON INVENTORY
- RETROFITTING NON-HALON SYSTEMS IN EXISTING SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT
- Ship Retrofit
- HFC-227ea Systems
- Water Mist Systems
- Technical Feasibility and Cost
- Aircraft Retrofit
- SUMMARY, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATION
- Options
- Recommendation
- Appendix A Halon Use by the Navy
- WHY HALON? A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
- Ships
- Aircraft
- SHIP FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
- Machinery Space Fires
- Extinguishing Systems
- Halons
- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
- Other Fire Fighting Measures
- How a Shipboard Halon 1301 System Works
- Shipboard Spaces Where Halon 1301 Systems Are Installed
- AIRCRAFT FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
- Fires Aboard Aircraft
- Typical Halon 1301 Aircraft Engine Fire Extinguishing System
- Appendix B Regulation of Halon and Halon Replacements
- U.S. REGULATION OF HALONS AND HALON SUBSTITUTES
- ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF HALONS
- HALON BANG
- Appendix C Stability and Materials Compatibility of Candidate Replacements for Halon
- STORAGE STABILITY
- EFFECTS OF HALON-LIKE ALTERNATIVE AGENTS ON ORGANIC MATERIALS AND METALS
- Storage Considerations
- Effects on Plastics and Other Organic Materials.
- Effects of Discharged Agents on Metals
- Appendix D Water Mist Fire Suppression Technology
- THEORETICAL AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
- RECENT TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
- Misting/Atomization Technology
- U.S. Navy Water Mist Technology
- Commercial Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems
- EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF WATER MIST SYSTEMS
- Naval Research Laboratory, Small Compartment Testing
- Naval Research Laboratory, Machinery Space Testing
- U.S. Coast Guard, Machinery Space Testing
- Factory Mutual Gas Turbine Enclosure Testing
- National Research Council of Canada
- Sintef (Norway)
- CURRENT STATUS OF WATER MIST SYSTEMS
- Appendix E Glossary.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610191529
- 9781280191527
- 128019152X
- 9780309579421
- 0309579422
- 9780585144801
- 058514480X
- OCLC:
- 44964039
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