Hedlund, 2018 - Google Patents
Carbon dioxide not suitable for extinguishment of smouldering silo fires: Static electricity may cause silo explosionHedlund, 2018
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- Hedlund F
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- Biomass and Bioenergy
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Smouldering fires in wood pellet silos are not uncommon. The fires are often difficult to deal with and extinguishment is a lengthy process. Injection of inert gases to prevent oxygen from reaching the smouldering fire zone and suppress combustion is a new firefighting strategy …
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62C—FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62C99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A62C99/0009—Methods of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire by cooling down or suffocating the flames
- A62C99/0018—Methods of extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire by cooling down or suffocating the flames using gases or vapours that do not support combustion, e.g. steam, carbon dioxide
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