Liquid nitrogen fire extinguishing system test report. [Pu fires]

Technical Report · Thu May 04 00:00:00 EDT 1972

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7145313· OSTI ID:7145313

Beidelman, J. A.

The objective of this test series was to demonstrate the feasibility of using liquid nitrogen as a fire-extinguishing agent for certain types of metal fires. It was intended to provide data and experience appropriate to the design of a second series which will test the applicability of this technique to plutonium fires and which will develop more detailed operating information and permit more precise measurement of test parameters-oxygen depletion rates and equilibrium concentrations, temperature effects, and nitrogen pressures, flow rates, spray methods and patterns, etc. The test series was directed specifically toward extinguishment of metal fires occurring in well-confined areas and was not intended to be representative of any larger classification. Fires of several types were tested, e.g., magnesium, mixed magnesium and zirconium, sodium and cerium. (TFD)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7145313
• Report Number(s): ANL-72-XX-9; TRN: 76-023025
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLUTONIUM
FIRES
CERIUM
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
LIQUIDS
MAGNESIUM
NITROGEN
SODIUM
ZIRCONIUM
ACTINIDES
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
METALS
NONMETALS
RARE EARTHS
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
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