Optical measurement of toxic gases produced during firefighting using halons

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 678-683

  McNesby, Kevin L ^a   Daniel, Robert G ^a   Miziolek, Andrzej W ^a   Modiano, Steven H ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Aberdeen Test Center   (United States)

Author keywords

CF2O; Flame inhibition; Halon; HF; Toxic gas production

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FIRES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HALOGENATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

HALONS; NEAR INFRARED TUNABLE DIODE LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031143329     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/0003702971940819     Document Type: Article

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