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Compatibility tests for dry powders and protein foams

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001497
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SubjectFire
Abstract
Dry chemical extinguishers have been increasingly used in the past twenty years for protection against flammable liquid fires. As the portable dry chenical extinguishers proved to be very effective in dealing with small spill fires, the possibility of developing large-scale equipment was considered. This development was mainly directed toward use against aircraft crash fires. One obvious disadvantage of dry powder is its inability to prevent reignition of the fuel. In order to overcome this problem the combined use of dry powder and protein foam has been widely adopted.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-RP-304 (1 February 1967).
NoteReprinted from: Fire International, v. 2, no. 14, October 1966, p. 32-41. ISSN: 0015-2609
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRC 9443
NRC-IRC-1736
NPARC number20378368
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