Fire Extinguishing Agents.pptVIP

Fire Extinguishing Agents Diff. Kinds of Fire Extinguishing Agents Water Foam Dry Chemical Dry Powder Carbon Dioxide Halons 1- Water Latent Heat Of Vaporization: Quantity of heat required to transfer one gram of substances from the liquid state to the vapor state. When water is subjected to heat , temp starts to increase until reaching 100 degree C . Water boils and starts to vaporize. At this temp. 100 C water absorbs heat from the heating source without any change on its temp. Continued One gram of water can absorb 85 calorie when boiling, and 540 calorie when changed to steam. Water is used to extinguish class A fires. Water is used on oil tank fires: cooling , and fighting the fire with foam. Water is used in automatic sprinkler systems. Water is never used for fighting fires on electrical equipment. 2- Foam Two types of foam: Chemical foam Mechanical foam Mechanical Foam Water source 100 psi Foam concentrate Foam inductor Foam making branchpipe How Foam Works Foam QualityFlows Freely Forms Tough Cohesive Blanket Resists Heat Resists Fuel Pickup Holds Water Types of Mechanical Foam Protein Foam Fluoro Protein Foam Aqueous Film Forming Foam Alcohol Type Foam Medium High Expansion Foam Aqueous Film Forming Foam Alcohol Type Foam High Expansion Foam Dry Chemicals Sodium Bicarbonate Potassium Bicarbonate Ammonium Phosphate + Ammonium Sulphate. Monex Potassium Bicarbonate + Urea . Dry Powders To be used for extinguishing class D fire metals . Tertiary Eutectic Chloride T.E.C. Barium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Sodium Chloride . Tricalcium Phosphate + Sodium Chloride for extinguishing Magnisium fires. Boron Trioxide. Carbon Dioxide Pressurized at 750 psi. Heavier than air 1.5 times When discharged – expands 450 times volume – temp. 80 degree below zero. Smothering effect Cooling Effect. Ventilate the area after using Carbon Dioxide. Halons Halon 1211 BCF * *