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Discharge and Fire Extinguishing Test of Inert Gas Clean Agent  

Song Eun-Seok (한국과학기술연구원 청정기술연구센터)
Kim Jae-Duck (㈜진화이앤씨)
Park Yang-Won (한국과학기술연구원 청정기술연구센터)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.19, no.2, 2005 , pp. 29-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
We carried out discharge and fire extinguishing tests of new inert gas clean agent, which consists of $92\%$ nitrogen and $8\%$ carbon dioxide, as an alternative of Halon that is banned by Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer of the earth. Discharge and fire extinguishing tests were performed in $27m^3$ and $190m^3$ rooms with piping which allows gaseous agent to transport from storage to test rooms. We confirmed that it took less than regulation time, 60 seconds for the discharge of over $95\%$ initial charged amounts. Discharge test variables were piping length and orifice size. Fire extinguishing tests verified that this new inert gas clean agent is suitable for both n-Heptane fire and deep seated fire of wood crib.
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