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Methane flame extinguishment with layered halon or carbon dioxide

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In quenching tests of downward propagation in stoichiometric methane-air mixtures based on flammability limits and flame speed data, Halon 1301 was about five times more effective, on a volumetric basis, than carbon dioxide as an extinguishant.

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  1. Pittsburgh Mining and Safety Research Center, Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of the Interior, USA

    A. Strasser, I. Liebman & J. M. Kuchta

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Strasser, A., Liebman, I. & Kuchta, J.M. Methane flame extinguishment with layered halon or carbon dioxide. Fire Technol 10, 25–34 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590510

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