New Agents for the Extinguishment of Magnesium Fires.

Abstract

Ground glass powders (frits) have been evaluated as possible suppressants for magnesium fires. Conceptually, these would melt and form a glass coating on the surface of the burning metal, isolating it from the oxygen supply. Some frits containing oxides of magnesium and lithium reacted violently with the burning magnesium. However, several low melting frits proved to be good suppressants and were better than commercial suppressants. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061664

Entities

People

  • Frederic W. Williams
  • Kenneth D. Lawrence
  • Richard G. Gann

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Extinguishing Agents
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Magnesium
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Physical Properties
  • Security

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.