Exhaust Gas Analysis for Harmful Species: 19F1A Fire Fighting Trainer at Mayport, Florida

摘要

Gas sampling and subsequent analysis was carried out in a prototype Navy Firefighter Trainer to determine whether toxic species would be released to the environment by the Trainer. The Trainer uses propane gas for fires, and makes artificial smoke by vaporizing the smoke agent, butylated triphenyl phosphate, in hot air. There was concern that the smoke agent would react with the propane flame to form toxic products. No evidence of reaction or toxic species beyond those to be expected from a clean propane flame was found.