Fire suppressant dispersion in a cold aircraft engine nacelle. (News Briefs). From: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards andTechnology | Date: January 1, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Institute of Standards and Technology. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Halon 1301 is the predominant fire suppressant used to extinguish aircraft engine-nacelle fires. Due to its adverse effect on the ozone layer, halon 1301 has been banned from production in the United States since 1994 in compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. NIST has since been extensively involved in the search for the replacements for halon 1301. Trifluoriodomethane (CF3I) has been proposed as a potential candidate for halon 1301 in airc...

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