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The authors report on a study in which a number of halogenated hydrocarbon foams were developed, which are more effective than bromochloromethane in extinguishing Types A, B, and C fires.
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Note: This paper is a summary of a report by the same title, No. AFAPL-TR-71-21, prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 1971. A patent application was field with the United States Patent Office on April 29, 1971. Mr. Atallah’s presentation at the 75th Annual Meeting of the National Fire Protection Association on May 19, 1971 in San Francisco, California was also based on this report.
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Atallah, S., Buccigross, H.L. Development of halogenated hydrocarbon foam (halofoam) extinguishants. Fire Technol 7, 307–320 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590321
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590321