Citation

Little R, Pande S, Romans J, Matuszko JS. Fire Safety J. 1991; 17(1): 57-76.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Using the Naval Research Laboratory's mist flammability apparatus, several commercial samples of invert water-in-oil emulsions, designed for possible application as fire-resistant hydraulic fluids or lubricants, were screened for fire resistancy. Their stabilities under storage conditions for approximately a 2-year period were also assessed. For comparison purposes, two other commercial fire-resistant fluids were also screened, viz. a water-glycol solution and a phosphate ester. The Navy's current petroleum type hydraulic fluid, 2190-TEP, was employed as the reference fluid. In addition to fire resistancy tests, the drop size distributions of water microdroplets in the separated emulsion layers were also determined.