A sustained fire in a glovebox can be a large safety risk because of its potential to affect the glovebox's containment integrity. We are currently testing the QuickFire Fire Foe� mechanical fire extinguishers  in gloveboxes.   The experiments are designed to test the extinguisher's response time and extinguishing capability over a range of potential fire scenarios. Computational fire modeling is being used to accurately reproduce the experiments. One unique challenge associated with this problem is the degradation of materials within the system due to nuclear radiation absorption. A second challenge is developing model validation criteria from the experimental data so that the fire model can be used as a predictive tool for cases where a corresponding experimental data does not exist. In the following report, features of several existing fire suppression systems are reviewed and benefits of the Fire-Foe Fire suppression system discussed.

Installation of fire suppression in gloveboxes

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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