Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires
Abstract
A low chloride extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires comprising from substantially 75 to substantially 94 weight percent of sodium carbonate as the basic fire extinguishing material, from substantially 1 to substantially 5 weight percent of a water-repellent agent such as a metal stearate, from substantially 2 to substantially 10 weight percent of a flow promoting agent such as attapulgus clay, and from substantially 3 to substantially 15 weight percent of a polyamide resin as a crusting agent.
- Inventors:
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- Menominee, MI
- Wallace, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Ansul Company; North American Rockwell Corporation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862667
- Patent Number(s):
- 3985658
- Application Number:
- 05/568,764
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62D - CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(04-3)-700
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- extinguishing; agent; combustible; metal; fires; chloride; comprising; substantially; 75; 94; weight; percent; sodium; carbonate; basic; fire; material; water-repellent; stearate; 10; flow; promoting; attapulgus; clay; 15; polyamide; resin; crusting; sodium carbonate; weight percent; metal fires; combustible metal; extinguishing agent; /252/169/
Citation Formats
Riley, John F, and Stauffer, Edgar Eugene. Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires. United States: N. p., 1976.
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Riley, John F, & Stauffer, Edgar Eugene. Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires. United States.
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"Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862667.
@article{osti_862667,
title = {Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires},
author = {Riley, John F and Stauffer, Edgar Eugene},
abstractNote = {A low chloride extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires comprising from substantially 75 to substantially 94 weight percent of sodium carbonate as the basic fire extinguishing material, from substantially 1 to substantially 5 weight percent of a water-repellent agent such as a metal stearate, from substantially 2 to substantially 10 weight percent of a flow promoting agent such as attapulgus clay, and from substantially 3 to substantially 15 weight percent of a polyamide resin as a crusting agent.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1976},
month = {10}
}
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