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Large-scale use of inert gas to extinguish building fires

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Subjectfire fighting equipment; inert gases; combustion; foam (state); Combustion; equipement d'extinction; gaz rare; combustion; mousse ( forme)
Abstract
Water, as conventionally used in fire fighting, is sometimes not effective in extinguishing fires in large buildings or in basements and inaccessible attics. It is suggested that some of these fires could be put out by using an inert gas on a very large scale. Techniques that would allow to produce an appropriate gas on a suitable scale are reviewed.
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  • Engineering Journal 48, no. 3 (1 June 1965): 29–33.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-246
NRC numberNRCC 8502
NRC-IRC-2158
NPARC number20374284
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