Fire suppressing apparatus for generating steam from a water-ice mixture
US5465795A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06D5/06
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed an a flame suppressing composition and an apparatus for suppressing a fire. The composition contains a propellant and an effective amount of magnesium carbonate. One apparatus directs the effluent of a propellant at a mixture of ice and water to generate superheated steam. Preferably, the effluent is a mixture of hot gases and solid particulate directed by a nozzle to impinge upon the mixture of ice and water.
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