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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 OVERLOOK AVE SW WASHINGTON DC 20375-5320 t r m t o 3905 Ser 6180/0471 1 OCT 2103 From: Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory To: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (Code 05R42 E. Minor) Subj: )ATED RESULTS OF QUALIFICATION TESTING OF 3% BFC-3MS (LOT NUMBER 030403) AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM (AFFF) LIQUID CONCENTRATE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT MANUFACTURED BY THE BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Ref: (a) NRL Itr 6180-0411 o f 10 Sep 03 (b) NAVSEA Itr 05Q -2001/286 of 15 Nov 01 Enel: (1) Two copies o f subject report. 1. A previous Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) letter (reference (a)) contained incomplete information in Table 6 and an error in Table 7. This letter is a replacement for reference (a). All conclusions in reference (a) remain unchanged. 2. In accordance with reference (b), Buckeye Fire Equipment Company's 3% BFC-3MS AFFF (Lot Number 030403) was tested for compliance with Military Specification MIL-F-24385F (SH), Amendment 1, 5 August 1994. The material was received by the NRL from Buckeye Fire Equipment Company in March 2003, with fire performance testing initiated on 31 March 2003. Detailed results of these tests are forwarded for your review as enclosure (1). 3. Buckeye Fire Equipment Company's 3% BFC-3MS (Lot Number 030403) AFFF as supplied by the manufacturer complied with the requirements o f the Military Specification MEL-F-24385F (SH), Amendment 1, 5 August 1994, except for the following: Requirement S .l.l.le : the color of the container was not green. Requirement 5.1.1. If: The torque needed to open the 5 gallon containers exceeded 50 inch pounds. Distribution Authorized to US Government Agencies and their Contractors Only; All other requests shall be forwarded to: Commanding Officer Naval Research Laboratory, Wash. DC. THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. US00000820 Subj: UPDATED RESULTS OF QUALIFICATION TESTING OF 3% BFC-3MS (LOT NUMBER 030403) AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM (AFFF) LIQUID CONCENTRATE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT MANUFACTURED BY THE BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 4. Buckeye's 3% BFC-3MS (Lot Number 030403) AFFF is recommended for inclusion in the Qualified Products List, Q PL-24385-32,24 April 2002 when the discrepancies noted in the above paragraph are corrected. 5. The NRL technical point o f contact is Dr. Ronald S. Sheinson, Code 6180, (202) 404-8101, email sheinson @code6185.nrl.navy.mil. WARREN W. SCHULTZ By direction Copy to: COMNAVSEASYSCOM (SEA 05Q, Sandra Leach) COMNAVSEASYSCOM (SEA 05P4, D. Barylski) 2 US00000821 6180A:RS 20 October 2003 UPDATED RESULTS OF QUALIFICATION TESTING OF 3% BFC-3MS AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM (AFFF) LIQUID CONCENTRATE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT MANUFACTURED BY THE BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY RONALD S, SHEINSON JOHN P. FARLEY CLARENCE WHITEHURST BRADLEY A. WILLIAMS FREDERICK W. WILLIAMS Naval Technology Centerfo r Safety and Survivability Chemistry Division ROGER A. BROWN Geo-Centers Inc. Lanham, MD Enel (1) to N R L ltr 3905 Ser 6180/0471 Distribution Authorized to US Government Agencies and their Contractors Only; All other requests shall be forwarded to: Commanding Officer Naval Research Laboratory, Wash. DC. THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. US00000822 References (a) NAVSEA ltr05Q -2001/286 of 15 Nov 01 (b) Military Specification, "Fire Extinguishing Agent, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Liquid Concentrate, for Fresh and Seawater," MDL-F-24385F, (SH) Amend. 1, 5 August 1994. (c) Qualified Products List, QPL-24385-32, 24 April 2002, which lists products that have been qualified in accordance with reference (b). Introduction 1. Buckeye Fire Equipment Company submitted the subject 3% Aqueous Film Forming Foam Fire Extinguishing Agent to the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for qualification testing (reference (a) for compliance with the requirements of reference (b). Buckeye's 3% AFFF, BFC-3MS met the criteria for qualification and inclusion in reference (c) required by reference (b), except for the 2 requirements listed below. The material was received by NRL from Buckeye Fire Equipment Company in March 2003, with fire performance testing initiated on 31 March 2003. The results of the qualification testing are presented in Tables 1 through 7. Requirement 5 .1 .l.le : the color of the container was not green. Requirement 5.1.1.If: the torque needed to open the 5 gallon containers exceeded 50 inch pounds. 2. The contents o f each table are briefly outlined as follows. Results that did not meet the criteria are in bold and underlined type. a. Table 1: Chemical and Physical requirements. 2 b. Table 2: 28 ft Fire Performance Test, fresh concentrate. c. Table 3: 50 ft Fire Performance Test, fresh concentrate. d. Table 4: Concentrate Stability 28 ft2 Fire Performance Test, aged concentrate. e. Table 5: Solution Stability 28 ft2Fire Performance Test, aged solution. f. Table 6: AFFF Agents from the Qualified Products List (Reference c) used in the Compatibility Fire Performance Test. g. Table 7: Agent Compatibility 28 ft Fire Performance Test, aged concentrates. 1 US00000823 Table 1. Chemical and Physical Requirements for Buckeye 3% AFFF Concentrates or Solutions R equirem ent P ass / Fail Criteria Buckeye BFC-3M S R esu lts R efractive index, minimum V iscosity (C entistoke) M axim u m @ 5C M inim um @ 25C 1.363 20 2 1.46 19.4 1 1.6 H y drogen Ion Concentration (pH ) 7 .0 to 8.5 7 .6 Spreading C o efficien t, dynes/cm , minimum 36 Film Form ation and Sealabiiity Foam ability: Foam E xpansion R atio, minimum Fresh A gent Test: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater Stability T est, concentrate: Fresh W ater / Sea Water S tab ility T est, solution: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater C om patibility Tests: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater N o sustained ignition 5.0:1 N o ignition 9 .4 /7 .7 8.8 / 8.3 8 .6 /9 .7 8.7 / 6.9 Foam 2 5 % D rainage T im e, m inutes, m inim um Fresh A gent Test: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater Stability T est, concentrate: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater Stability T est, solution: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater C om patibility Tests: Fresh W ater / Sea W ater C orrosion R ate: General C old rolled. L ow carbon steel (U N S GIOIOO) m ili in/yr, m axim um C opper-N ickel (90-10) (U S C 70600) m ili in/yr, m axim um N ickel-C opper (70-30) (U S N 04400 m ili in/yr, maxim um B ronze (U N S C 90500), m illigram s m axim um L ocalized, corrosion-resistant (C RES) steel, U N S S30400) Total H alides, ppm maxim um D ry chem ical com patibility, bum -back resistance time 3 6 0 secon d s m inim um Environm ental impact: T o x ic ity , L C jo, m g /L , m inim um C O D , m g/L , maxim um B O D jn m inim um COD Fluorine content, m g/L S tratificatio n : Stability T est C om patibility Test Precipitation, % by V olum e: Stability T est C o m p a tib ility T e st, 1:1 R a tio M ix e s C om patibility T est, A ll A gent M ix C ontainer cap opening torque (average) 2.5 6 :0 0 /5 :0 6 6 :0 0 /5 :1 5 6 :1 5 /4 :2 5 3 :4 7 /4 :1 3 1.5 1.0 1.0 100 N o pits 500 160 500 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 0 .6 5 0 .8 2 5 0 .0 2 4 0 .0 1 2 0 .0 4 6 N o pits 332 550 1000> 793,900 m g/L 0.85 None None < 0 .0 5 < 0 .0 5 < 0 .0 5 5 0 in/lbs max 9,460 m g/L None None < 0 .0 5 < 0 .0 5 < 0 .0 5 54 lbs. US00000824 T able 2. 28 ft2 Fire Performance Test Results: Buckeye 3% fresh concentrate. PROPERTY M EA SURED Fresh W ater Full Strength EX TIN G U ISH T IM E CRITERIA ACTUAL TIM ES 30 Sec (M ax) 30 BURNBACK ACTUAL TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES 3 60 Sec (M in) 500 Fresh W ater H alf Strength 45 Sec (M ax) 41 3 0 0 Sec (M in) 390 Sea W ater Full Strength 30 Sec (M ax) 28 3 6 0 Sec (M in) 515 Sea W ater 45 Sec (M ax) 44 3 0 0 Sec (M in) 450 H alf Strength Quintuple Strength 55 Sec (M ax) 43 2 0 0 Sec (M in) 420 (15% ) Sea W ater Table 3. 50 ft2 Fire Performance Test Results: Buckeye 3% AFFF. PROPERTY EXTINGUISHM ENT ACTUAL BURNBACK ACTUAL 40 SECOND ACTUAL M EA SU R ED TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES SU M M A T IO N TO TAL S ea W ater F u ll Strength 50 Sec (M ax) 43 360 S ec (M in) 400 320 (M in) 329 T able 4. 28 ft Fire Performance Concentrate Stabi i t y Test Results: Buckeye % AFFF. PROPERTY EXTINGUISHM ENT ACTUAL BURNBACK A CTU A L M E A SU R E D TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES Fresh W ater Full Strength 30 Sec (M ax) 30 3 6 0 Sec (M in) 460 Fresh W ater H alf Strength 45 Sec (M ax) 41 3 0 0 Sec (M in) 460 Sea W ater Full Strength 30 Sec (M ax) 30 3 6 0 Sec (M in) 541 Sea W ater H alf Strength 45 Sec (M ax) 43 3 0 0 Sec (M in) 390 5, 28 ft2 Fire Performance Solution Stability Test Results: Buckeye 3% PROPERTY EXTINGUISH M ENT ACTUAL BURNBACK ACTUAL M E A SU R E D TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES Fresh W ater Full Strength 30 Sec (M ax) 30 3 60 Sec (M in) 480 Sea W ater Full Strength 30 Sec (M ax) 28 3 60 Sec (M in) 425 US00000825 3. The AFFF agents from the QPL, reference (c), used for the Compatibility Tests were from NRL stock, and are listed in Table 6. The Buckeye 3% was mixed individually with each of the 4 concentrates in a 1:1 volume ratio, and with all the 4 concentrates in a 1:1:1:1 volume ratio. These concentrate mixtures were aged in accordance with reference (b) and then used to prepare the solutions used for fire performance testing. Table 6. 3% AFFF Agents from the Qualified Products List used in the Compatibility Fire Performance Test. Q U A LIFIED AGENT M ANUFACTURER LOT/ BATCH DATE OF M ANUFACTURE C-301 M S Chemguard 61196A June 11, 1996 3EM A n su l F C -203C E Chubb National Foam (C N F) A nsulite A FC -5A M innesota, M ining & M anufacturing, C o., (3M ) 91175 X 2700I 501 M ay 1991 February 1987 M ay 1983 T able 7. 28 ft2Fire Performance Concentrate Compatibility Test Results: 3% Aged Concentrates I Q U A L IFIE D PROPERTY E X T IN G U IS H ACTUAL BURNBACK ACTUAL AGENT M EASURED TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES TIM E CRITERIA TIM ES C -301 M S C-301 M S 3EM 3EM A FC -5A A FC -5A FC203CE FC203CE A ll o f the A b ove A ll o f the A bove Fresh W ater Sea W ater Fresh W ater Sea W ater Fresh W ater Sea W ater Fresh W ater Sea W ater Fresh W ater Sea W ater 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 S ec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) 30 Sec (M ax) - 25 360 Sec (M in) 490 25 36 0 Sec (M in) 535 28 360 S ec (M in) 510 26 360 S ec (M in) 560 25 360 S ec (M in) 485 27 360 Sec (M in) 530 24 360 S ec (M in) 600 28 360 Sec (M in) 600 25 360 Sec (M in) 505 25 360 Sec (M in) 570 4. Buckeye 3% BFC-3MS AFFF, 030403 is recommended for inclusion in the Qualified Products List (reference (c)) when the two (2) discrepancies listed in Paragraph 1 have been corrected. US00000826