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In quenching tests of downward propagation in stoichiometric methane-air mixtures based on flammability limits and flame speed data, Halon 1301 was about five times more effective, on a volumetric basis, than carbon dioxide as an extinguishant.
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Strasser, A., Liebman, I. & Kuchta, J.M. Methane flame extinguishment with layered halon or carbon dioxide. Fire Technol 10, 25–34 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590510
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