Fire fighting knowledge is a must for everyone. Here are the types of fire extinguishers and their applications
Operation method
Dry powder extinguisher: use compressed carbon dioxide to blow out dry powder (mainly containing sodium bicarbonate) for extinguishing. The advantages of dry powder fire extinguishers are: good fluidity, high ejection rate, non corrosive containers and non perishable. In addition to putting out ordinary fires, it can also be used to put out fires caused by oil and gas combustion. Its dry powder is a kind of flowing fine powder, mainly composed of inorganic salts and some additives. Scope of application: fire fighting of petroleum, petroleum products, paints, organic solvents and electrical equipment.
Foam fire extinguisher: there are two containers in the foam fire extinguisher, respectively containing two kinds of liquids, which are aluminum sulfate and sodium bicarbonate solutions, and the two solutions do not contact each other. When we need to use a fire extinguisher, turn it upside down and mix the two solutions together to produce a large amount of carbon dioxide gas. As some foaming agents are added to the fire extinguisher, a large amount of foam will be produced. After the switch is turned on, it can be used by ejecting it. Scope of application: Class A, Class B and polar solvent fire hazard places such as ether, alcohol, ester, ketone, organic acid, heterocycle, etc. In addition, it can also be used for oil and general substance fires.
Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher: liquid carbon dioxide is stored in the fire extinguisher cylinder. When working, the handle of the cylinder valve is pressed down. The internal carbon dioxide extinguishing agent is sprayed from the siphon through the bottle valve to the spray barrel, which makes the oxygen concentration in the combustion area drop rapidly. When the carbon dioxide reaches sufficient concentration, the flame will suffocate and extinguish. At the same time, because the liquid carbon dioxide will rapidly vaporize, it will absorb a large amount of heat in a very short time, so it plays a certain role in cooling the combustor and also helps to extinguish the fire. Scope of application: It is applicable to fire fighting in places with live electrical appliances, valuables, equipment, books, instruments and instruments below 600V. It can also be used for fires under the same general conditions.
1211 fire extinguisher: generally, this kind of fire extinguisher cannot be used because its extinguishing agent destroys the ozone layer. Its principle is to use the nitrogen pressure installed in the cylinder to spray 1211 extinguishant out of the fire. It belongs to the pressure storage type I, 1211 is the code name of difluoro chloro bromomethane, and the molecular formula is CF2ClBr. 1211 fire extinguishing agent is a kind of low boiling point liquefied gas, which has the advantages of high fire extinguishing efficiency, low toxicity, low corrosivity, long storage without deterioration, no traces left after fire extinguishing, no pollution to protected objects, and good insulation performance. Scope of application: It is suitable for extinguishing flammable liquids, flammable liquids and flammable gases. Or some important occasions.