Fire-Extinguishing Efficiency of Superfine Powders under Different Injection Pressures

Ammonium phosphate fire-extinguishing agents are one of the best substitutes for halon in many powder media. Here, 11 μm median diameter ammonium phosphate ultrafine dry powder was used as a fire-extinguishing medium. The fire-extinguishing performance of ultrafine powder under different pressures w...

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Main Authors: Guomin Zhao, Guangji Xu, Shuang Jin, Qingsong Zhang, Zhongxian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2474370
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Summary:Ammonium phosphate fire-extinguishing agents are one of the best substitutes for halon in many powder media. Here, 11 μm median diameter ammonium phosphate ultrafine dry powder was used as a fire-extinguishing medium. The fire-extinguishing performance of ultrafine powder under different pressures was studied by analyzing fire-extinguishing time, amount of extinguishing agent, and temperature during the fire-extinguishing process. The results show that the fire-extinguishing performance of the ultrafine powder is improved with increasing injection pressure. Finally, we used FDS software for fire simulation to study the influence of injection pressure on the extinguishing agent. The results show that the extinguishing time is shortened with increasing injection pressure. From 0.2 MPa to 1.0 MPa, the extinguishing time decreases from 34 seconds to 4 seconds.
ISSN:1687-806X
1687-8078