An Extinguisher to Quench Propellant Fires

Abstract

Details are given on a novel fire extinguisher which has been used successfully to extinguish propellant fires. The extinguishing fluid is driven by an explosive charge. This allows complete quenching of propellant fires in as short a time as 5 milliseconds after activation of the extinguisher. The effect of certain variables on the success of the extinguishing experiments are reported. These variables are: volume of extinguishing agent; weight of explosive; time delay between start of fire and activation of the device; and the composition of the extinguishing fluid. Keywords: Fire, Propellant, Water, Foam, Extinguisher, Exploding.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA190785

Entities

People

  • Anthony E. Finnerty

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Extinguishing
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propellants
  • Quenching
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.