- Author
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Wilder, I.
- Title
- Compatible Foam-Dry Powder Fire-Fighitng System. Progress Report 1.
- Coporate
- Naval Applied Science Lab., Brooklyn, NY
- Report
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Progress Report 1
August 31, 1966
13 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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dry powders
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fire fighting
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nozzles
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flammable liquids
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fire extinguishers
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foam extinguishing systems
- Identifiers
- combined agents; fire fighting dual nozzles; hydrocarbon fires
- Abstract
- To improve fire fighting capabilities against hydrocarbon fires, a dual agent system was developed by the U.S. Naval Applied Science Laboratory, which combines dry chemical (to provide rapid knockdown of flames) and dry powder compatible foam (to provide a vapor securing blanket). These two agents are delivered through a uniquely designed gun (for one man operation), and preliminary tests indicate rapid extinguishment and security of large 3 dimensional hydrocarbon fires.