Inventors:
Robert J. Owens - Wilmington DE
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
A62D 100
Abstract:
A relatively small amount of a volatile compound which is completely vaporized when applied to a fire and has a heat of combustion between about 8 to 13. 5 kilocalories per gram is combined with bromotrifluoromethane for use in extinguishing fires of materials having heats of combustion between about 2. 5 to 5 kilocalories per gram.