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  4. From: gregor@kafka.saic.com (gregg hanna)
  5. Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec18.032310.12293@ast.saic.com>
  7. Sender: news@ast.saic.com
  8. Reply-To: gregor@kafka.saic.com
  9. Organization: Science Applications International Corporation
  10. References: <1992Dec16.192456.6261@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <71918@cup.portal.com>
  11. Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:23:10 GMT
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  15. I've wondered about this in other contexts, but I think it applies
  16. to the flywheel discussion quite well...
  17.  
  18. Since Halon works by interferring with the burning process, what
  19. would happen if a mass of gassified flywheel housing breached a Halon
  20. tank, thus releasing Halon, on the way to mixing with the air?
  21.  
  22. At least some energy would be absorbed heating up the Halon as it
  23. expands from the tank, and then the mixture would hit air.
  24. What would this look like?  I know the heat has to go somewhere,
  25. but since the Halon interferes with combustion would it mitigate
  26. the damage?
  27.  
  28.                                          gregg hanna
  29.                                          gregor@kafka.saic.com
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