Objectif Sustainable human activity calls for a search of new, effective and ecologically safe fire suppressants. At present, environmentally benign, effective fire suppressants are urgently needed to replace ozone-depleting halon compounds including Halon 1301, banned by the Montreal Protocol. The proposed research is focused upon a search for new effective fire suppressants among: (i) fluorinated organophosphorus compounds and/or their mixtures with halons, and (ii) organic salts of alkali metals dissolved in halons. An integral part of the study is the development of an effective model for simulation and predicting fire behaviour and extinguishment. The following tasks will be completed: synthesis of fluorinated incombustible and volatile organophosphorus compounds; laboratory-scale versatile testing for determination of fire extinguishing effectiveness of the fire suppressants; assessment of environmental impact of organophosphorus compounds including their toxicity, ozone depletion and global warming potentials; selection of the most effective fire suppressants for further studies; laboratory-scale study of flammability parameters of fuel/air/selected fire suppressants; large-scale tests for different scenarios of fire development; chemical kinetics model for flame extinguishment by organophosphorus compounds; and modelling of compartment fire dynamics and extinguishment by organophosphorus compounds. The proposed research is expected to result in the development, versatile testing and practical application of a new-generation of fire suppressants. Comprehensive studies of the effectiveness of fire suppressants and assessment of their toxicity and environment impact will be carried out using practically all known experimental techniques. Evaluation of the production cost of fire suppressants, which is of importance for their industrial manufacturing, will be carried out. Large-scale testing of the fire suppressants will demonstrate the possibilities of their practical application for extinguishing fires in compartments, large fires (forest fires, pool fires) and fires inside an aircraft engine in a nacelle. The proposed research will be carried out by nine research teams, three of which represent INTAS countries and include the University of Central Lancashire, UK; Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy, France and Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. Six research teams from Russia include four institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences: the Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Novosibirsk; Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Chernogolovka (Moscow Region); Institute Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk and the Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Moscow; Institute of Remote Sound and Nature Management of the Siberian State Ggeodesic Academy; and the leading fire research institution, All Russian Research Institute of Fire Protection (VNIIPO), the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Balashikha (Moscow Region). Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Thème(s) OPEN - OPEN Call Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur University of Centre Lancashire Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Corporation Street PR2 1HE PRESTON Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (8) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse rue Grandville 1 54000 Nancy Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée MINISTRY FOR CIVIL DEFENCE, EMERGENCIES AND ELIMINATION OF CONSEQUENCES OF NATURAL DISASTERS All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse - 12 143903 pos. VNIIPO, Balashikha District, Moscow Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Russian Academy of Science Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse - - 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Russian Academy of Science/ Siberian Branch Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Institutskaya str 3 630090 Novosibirsk Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for Problems in Mechanics Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Ave. Vernadskog 101 119526 Moscow Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Russian Academy of Sciences/Siberian Branch Institute of Cytology and Genetics Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Lavrentyev aven 10 630090 Novosibirsk Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Siberian State Geodesic Academy Institute of Remote Sound and Nature Manegement Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Plahotnogo str 10 630108 Novosibirsk Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Universite Catholique de Louvian Belgique Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse plase Louis Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
