Please give details of all fires and the types of extinguishers with chemicals used
2006-11-07 22:55:27 · 6 answers · asked by alpha 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
http://home.howstuffworks.com/fire-extinguisher.htm
2006-11-07 22:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Types are:
Water
Foams
Dry Powder/Chemical
Wet Potassium Salts
Carbon Dioxide
Halons
Phosphorus Tribromide
Fluorocarons
Specialized materials
See Wikipedia below for details
2006-11-07 23:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
many types of available
using water
using powders
using foam
foam is used for fires to cover so that it does not contact air and die on its on
powders are used to reduce the possibility of spreading
water is used for general extinguishing
chemicals verify the web pages of web extinguishing appliance manufacturers because they are many types
2006-11-07 22:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by chandrarajessh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.fireextinguisher.com
No kidding! It will answer everything you ever wanted to know about fire extinguishers.
2006-11-08 08:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by todvango 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By supressing one or more of the 3 elements necessary for a fire:
oxygen, heat, fuel.
2006-11-07 23:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To have fire you need 3 things:
- heat
- combustible
- oxygen
Take away any of them and the fire goes out.
2006-11-07 23:00:41 · answer #6 · answered by anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋