The thermal decomposition products (TDP) generated during fire suppression with 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5 nonafluoro-4-trifluoromethyl pentan-3-one were studied using wet chemistry and FTIR. Small-scale testing was conducted in a 1.28-m3 (45-ft3) enclosure. The effects of fire size, agent discharge time, and agent concentration on TDP are reported. A comparison of the two methods is presented. In terms of magnitude and generation trends, the TDPs were found to be comparable to other in-kind halon alternatives.

Creator

• Ditch, Benjamin D.

Contributors

• Thomas, Scott D.
• Barnett, Jonathan R.

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Fire Protection Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-0106103-152708

Keyword

• clean extinguishing agent
• novec 1230
• thermal decomposition products
• halon alternative
• c6 f-ketone

Advisor

• Thomas, Scott D.
• Barnett, Jonathan R.

Defense date

• 2000-12-03

Year

• 2003

Date created

• 2003-01-06

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-10