Dynamic surface and interfacial tension of AFFF and fluorine-free class B foam solutions

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 719-730

  Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a   Phiyanalinmat, Satit ^a   Kennedy, Eric M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AFFF; AR AFFF; ATC AFFF; Class B foams; Dynamic interfacial tension; Dynamic surface tension; Fluorine free foams; RF3; RF6; Spreading coefficient

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; DROPS; FLUORINE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURFACE TENSION;

AFFF; ATC-AFFF; CLASS B FOAMS; DYNAMIC INTERFACIAL TENSION; DYNAMIC SURFACE TENSIONS; FLUORINE-FREE; SPREADING COEFFICIENTS;

HEPTANE;

EID: 80455158166     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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