Fire suppression with inert gas agents

J. Z. Su; A. K. Kim; G. P. Crampton; Z. Liu

doi:10.1106/x21v-yqku-pmkp-xgtp

Fire suppression with inert gas agents

J. Z. Su, A. K. Kim, G. P. Crampton, Z. Liu

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Abstract

Total flooding fire suppression tests of pure argon (IG-01) and an inert gas mixture (IG-541) were conducted in a 121 m³ compartment with simulated electronic-cabinet fires, wood-crib fires, liquid-pool fires and spray fires. Both agents extinguished the test fires by reducing the oxygen concentration in the compartment. Small fires were challenging to extinguish while large fires were easier to extinguish. The oxygen concentration in the compartment fell to below 10% in some of the tests with large test fires. IG-541 was uniformly distributed throughout the compartment during the tests. The distribution of argon became stratified during the tests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-87
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1106/x21v-yqku-pmkp-xgtp
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fire suppression
Halon alternatives
Inert gas agents
Large-scale test
Total flooding

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