Extinguishment of Class B Flames by Thermal Mechanisms; Principles Underlying a Comprehensive Theory; Prediction of Flame Extinguishing Effectiveness
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Fire Protection Engineering
- Vol. 6 (1) , 23-54
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104239159400600103
Abstract
Flame quenching by condensed or gaseous extinguishants and by external sources is exam ined. The quenching by extinguishants is due to heat-absorption sinks—dissociation, decompo sition, vaporization, and heat capacity. External quenching by water-cooled metal surfaces or by radiation to surroundings is shown to have common properties with internal quenching by extinguishant particles or molecules.Keywords
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