Sealability properties of fluorine-free fire-fighting foams (FfreeF)

Fire Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-309

  Schaefer, Ted H ^a   Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a   Kennedy, Eric M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AFFF; Class B foams; FfreeF; Fluorine free foams; RF6; Vapour suppression

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE; PHOTORESISTS;

(PL) PROPERTIES; AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE (ADF); FILM FORMING; FIRE-FIGHTING; FIRE-SUPPRESSION; FLUORINE-FREE; FLUOROSURFACTANTS; SEAL-ABILITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 48949120478     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-007-0030-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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