Compositions and methods for suppressing flame
First Claim
1. A flame suppression composition comprising:
- about 70 to 96 weight percent of the composition of an inorganic halogen-containing compound comprising bromine, iodine, or a mixture thereof; and
about 4 to 30 weight percent of the composition of an organic binder system having a heat of formation of less than about 200 cal/g, wherein the composition is solid at a temperature below 100°
C. and capable of combusting at a temperature between about 160°
C. to 1200°
C. to produce a plurality of reaction products capable of suppressing a flame upon application thereto and wherein substantially all the halogen is converted to a solid form after suppressing the flame.
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Abstract
The invention relates to flame suppression compositions including an inorganic halogen-containing component including bromine, iodine, or a mixture thereof, and an organic binder system having a heat of formation of less than about 200 cal/g, wherein the composition is solid at a temperature below 100° C. and combusts at a temperature between about 160° C. to 1200° C. to produce a plurality of reaction products capable of suppressing a flame upon application thereto and wherein substantially all the halogen is converted to a solid form after suppressing the flame. The invention also relates to methods of suppressing flames by combining an inorganic halogen-containing component including bromine, iodine, or a mixture thereof, with an organic binder system having a heat of formation of less than about 200 cal/g to form a solid composition, generating a plurality of reaction products from the composition in a substantially gaseous form, wherein the reaction products have a velocity, and applying the reaction products at a temperature of between about 160° C. to 1200° C. to at least one flame in an amount sufficient to suppress the flame, wherein substantially all the halogen is solid after suppressing the flame.
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10 Claims
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1. A flame suppression composition comprising:
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about 70 to 96 weight percent of the composition of an inorganic halogen-containing compound comprising bromine, iodine, or a mixture thereof; and about 4 to 30 weight percent of the composition of an organic binder system having a heat of formation of less than about 200 cal/g, wherein the composition is solid at a temperature below 100°
C. and capable of combusting at a temperature between about 160°
C. to 1200°
C. to produce a plurality of reaction products capable of suppressing a flame upon application thereto and wherein substantially all the halogen is converted to a solid form after suppressing the flame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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