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Agent Leak Rate
(CFM)
Number of Active
Probes
a Average
Data Scatter
Bandwidth
Decay Rate
(1/min)
b Decay Rate **Relative Difference (%) c Max. Conc. Relative Difference (%) c Rel. Diff. (%) at 0.60 (3%) Concentration
Halon 1301 2 d (150 min) 12 0.02 -.0130, R2 = 0.99 - - -
HFC-125 2 d (150 min) 12 - -.0080, R2 = 0.99 41.50% 14.96% at t = 29.99 min ( 14.96% at t = 29.99 min. )
Halon 1301 11 d (27.3 min) 12 - -.0211, R2 = 0.99 - - -
HFC-125 11 d (27.3 min) 12 0.04 -.0178, R2 = 0.99 15.60% 10.14% at t = 29.97 min. 7.37% at t = 26.39 min.
Halon 1301 21 d (14.3 min) 12 0.03 -.0435, R2 = 0.99 - - -
HFC-125 21 d (14.3 min) 12 0.03 -.0383, R2 = 0.99 12.00% 16.56% at t = 28.74 min. 4.52% at t = 12.90 min.
Halon 1301 2 d (150 min) 1 0.02 -.0004, R2 = 0.75 - -  
SF6 2 d (150 min) 1 0.08 -.0010, R2 = 0.74 150.00% 3.70% at t = 43.60 min. ( 2.99% at t = 45 min. )
Halon 1301 11 d (27.3 min) 1 0.02 -.0155, R2 = 0.99 - - -
Metered Halon 1301 11 d (27.3 min) 1 0.17 - - - -
SF6 11 d (27.3 min) 1 0.08 -.0173, R2 = 0.99 11.60% 2.14% at t = 17.18 min. ( 1.37% at t = 45 min. )
Metered SF6 11 d (27.3 min) 1 0.34 - - 8.18% at t = 13.30 min. -
Halon 1301 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 22.5") 0.02 -.0318, R2 = 0.99 - - -
Metered Halon 1301 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 22.5") 0.05 - - - -
SF6 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 22.5") 0.02 -.0313, R2 = 0.99 1.60% 5.84% at t = 14.45 min. ( 5.84% at t = 14.45 min. )
Metered SF6 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 22.5") 0.14 - - 7.38% at t = 13.30 min. -
Halon 1301 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 45") 0.04 -.1278, R2 = 0.96 - - -
SF6 21 d (14.3 min) 1 (at 45") 0.09 -.1273, R2 = 0.98 0.40% 9.02% at t = 2.98 min. 3.18% at t = 5.00 min.
Halon 1301 50 d (40.0 min) 4 0.02 -.1109, R2 = 0.98 - - -
HFC-125 50 d (40.0 min) 4 0.01 -.0814, R2 = 0.94 26.60% 19.52% at t = 7.83 min. 3.69% at t = 6.25 min.
SF6 50 d (40.0 min) 4 - -.1128, R2 = 0.98 1.74% 20.23% at t = 15.00 min. 3.69% at t = 6.25 min.
a Computations made using normalized concentration data
b Relative difference with Halon 1301
c Difference within parenthesis means that the agent concentration did not reach 0.60
d Time for an air change in the compartment