Fire-extinguishing agents. January 1970-September 1989 (Citations from the COMPENDEX data base). Report for January 1970-September 1989

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5421693

This bibliography contains citations concerning fire-extinguishing agents including foams, aqueous films, dry chemicals, fly ash, inert gases, and halogenated compounds. Performance characteristics, interaction mechanisms, and properties of these agents are examined. Applications in building fires, shipboard fires, mining, aircraft, automobile fires, and industrial chemical fires are presented. Fire detection and alarm systems are examined in a separate bibliography. (This updated bibliography contains 181 citations, 75 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)

• Research Organization: National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5421693
• Report Number(s): PB-89-871107/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Supersedes PB--83-805499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
MATERIALS
FIRE FIGHTING
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
FLY ASH
FOAMS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
RARE GASES
AEROSOL WASTES
ASHES
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RESIDUES
WASTES
360603* - Materials- Properties
420800 - Engineering- Electronic Circuits & Devices- (-1989)