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Title: 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:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Menominee, MI
  2. Wallace, MI
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Ansul Company; North American Rockwell Corporation
OSTI Identifier:
862667
Patent Number(s):
US 3985658
Application Number:
05/568,764
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
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. Web.
Riley, John F, & Stauffer, Edgar Eugene. Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires. United States.
Riley, John F, and Stauffer, Edgar Eugene. 1976. "Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862667.
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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 = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/862667}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1976},
month = {Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1976}
}