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Extinguishing agents for hydrocarbon fuel fires

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This paper is a review of the extinguishing agents available for combating hydrocarbon fuel fires. The original work was done to set the state for a proposed laboratory test procedure to evaluate all known fire extinguishing agents that have been recommended for use in controlling and extinguishing aircraft fuel fires.

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  1. U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, USA

    George B. Geyer

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This paper was the basis of the remarks made by the author during the Civil Aviation Workshop session of the National Fire Protection Association's 72nd Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga., on May 21, 1968.

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Geyer, G.B. Extinguishing agents for hydrocarbon fuel fires. Fire Technol 5, 151–159 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02591593

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