The University of New Mexico

Ted A Moore

Robert E Tapscott

Joseph Lee Lifke

Joe Lifke

Joseph Douglas Mather

A system and method for misting a liquid agent to be used for fire suppression and inertion or explosion suppression and inertion are provided. The system includes a container of pressurized liquid agent, a way to convey a stream of the agent to a discharge nozzle, and a way to introduce pressurized gas to the stream of agent.

Enhanced agent misting extinguisher design for fire fighting

A set of blends for extinguishment of fires, suppression of explosions, and inertion against fires and explosions is disclosed. The blends are comprised of a bromine-containing component and a fluorine-containing component. The bromine-containing component is comprised of one or more hydrobromoalkanes, hydrobromoalkenes, and/or hydrobromoarenes. The fluorine-containing component is comprised of one or more fluorine-containing halocarbons, which may also contain chlorine. Specifically provided as fluorine-containing halocarbons are saturated and unsaturated hydrochlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, perfluoroethers, hydrofluoroethers, and/or hydrofluoropolyethers. This provides a blend that mimics the fire and explosion protection action of halons and hydrobromofluorocarbons without the environmental impact associated with these compounds, which contain bromine and fluorine in the same molecule.

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Ted A Moore