Flame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX)

Flame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX)

The Flame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX) experiment was designed to assess and quantify the effectiveness of inert-gas suppressants in microgravity and obtain the most conservative estimate of the limiting oxygen index for steady combustion.

Topics

  • NASA
  • fire safety
  • fire experiments
  • flame behavior
  • fuel combustion
  • microgravity combustion
  • inert gas