ADDITIVES TO IMPROVE THE FIRE FIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER

Abstract

Chemical additives were tested which could change the nature of water and improve its effectiveness as a fire fighting medium for Class A fires. The results showed the validity and feasibility of the concept of chemical additives to improve the effectiveness of water as a Class A fire extinguisher. Since a large portion of this improvement was shown to be due to viscosity additives, the study of opacifiers was suspended, in order to concentrate efforts and experimental work on the viscosity study. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0285349

Entities

People

  • A.r. Aidun
  • C.s. Jr. Grove

Organizations

  • Syracuse University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fires
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Viscosity

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design