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Field test report · Impulse Storm · August 2026

Unique tests of the Impulse Storm
technology under extreme conditions

Live heptane fires were extinguished with the ground surface at +80 °C and +61 °C inside the test box. Heptane evaporation ran 11 times above its rate under normal conditions — and 20 grams of active extinguishing agent per cubic metre was still sufficient.

Ground surface — +80 °C
Test box — +61 °C
Fuel — heptane

Test result

Under these conditions the evaporation of heptane was 11 times higher than under normal conditions. Extinguishment was nevertheless achieved with 20 grams of active fire-extinguishing agent per cubic metre — 7 times less, and 7 times more effective, than any other standard aerosol generator.

+80 °C
Temperature at the ground surface during the test
+61 °C
Temperature inside the test box
×11
Heptane evaporation against normal conditions
20 g/m³
Active extinguishing agent sufficient for extinguishment

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Test conditions

The tests were carried out at a ground-surface temperature of +80 °C, with +61 °C inside the test box. The fuel was heptane.

Ground surface
+80 °C

Test box, interior
+61 °C

Fuel
Heptane

Fuel evaporation
11 × the rate under normal conditions

Extinguishing agent
20 g of active agent per cubic metre

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The result

At these temperatures heptane evaporated 11 times faster than under normal conditions. Extinguishment was nevertheless achieved with 20 grams of active fire-extinguishing agent per cubic metre of protected volume.

7 times less — and 7 times more effective — than any other standard aerosol generator.

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Video record

Video · Extreme-condition test

Video. Extinguishment of a heptane fire under extreme heat: ground surface +80 °C, test box interior +61 °C. Watch on YouTube.

No manufacturer has ever carried out tests of this kind.

The conditions, the quantity of agent and the result are shown in the video record above.

Impulse Storm Ltd.
70 Conduit Street, London W1S 2GF, United Kingdom
fire@impulse-storm.com · impulse-storm.com

Impulse Storm Ltd.
Field test report · August 2026
Fuel: heptane · Agent: 20 g/m³
impulse-storm.com

This page presents the results of the company’s own fire tests under extreme conditions.

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