Suppression of pool fires using halocarbon streaming agents

Fire Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-32

  Su, Joseph Z ^a   Kim, Andrew K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

By products; Exposure risk; Fire testing; Halon replacements alternatives; Portable extinguisher; Streaming agents

Indexed keywords

FIRE HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAT FLUX;

POOL FIRES;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

FIRE; HALOCARBON; TESTING;

EID: 0036462260     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013416414094     Document Type: Article

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