| Title Details: | |
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Modern fire suppression materials and methods |
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| Authors: |
Kolovos, Konstantinos G. Kiteas, George G. |
| Subject: | MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > FUCTIONAL AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY > ECOLOGY > FIRE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > FOREST SCIENCE AND FOREST PRODUCTS > FOREST ECOLOGY > FOREST FIRES |
| Keywords: |
Fire
Combustion Combustible materials Forest fires Fire suppression systems Active fire suppression Fire suppression materials Firefighting foams Biodegradable fire suppression materials Heterogeneous fire suppression mixtures Flame retardant materials Flame retardants Innovative flame retardant materials Alternative fire suppression sources Automatic fire suppression systems Water-based fire suppression systems Fire suppression systems in kitchens and aircrafts Dry powders Light water Water additives Water mists Aerosols Halogenated hydrocarbons Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) Organohalogen compounds Organophosphorus compounds Compressed air foams Halon replacements Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) Fluoroprotein Film-Forming Foams (FFFPs) Alcohol-Resistant Fluoroprotein Foams (FP-ARs) Aerosol Aero-K DSPA aerosol fire suppression system PGA fire suppression mixture HI-FOG, AQUABLUE and AFT fire suppression systems Self-activating small-sized fire extinguishers Handheld fire extinguishers Thermally responsive gels Kidde-Wet Chemical ABF-Wet Chemical Κ-SOL Wet Chemical Κerr-F Class Solution Amerex KP-375 Ansulex/Ansul R-102 |
| Description: | |
| Abstract: |
The goal of the book is to present, as thoroughly as possible, the considered "modern extinguishing materials", as well as the identification, description, analysis and the fire extinguishing evaluation of those materials, currently used in business fire extinguishing worldwide, along with highlighting their most important physicochemical properties and the investigation of their interaction with the environment.
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| Linguistic Editors: |
Economou, Constandina |
| Graphic Editors: |
Lekka, Chrysi |
| Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
| Creation Date: | 24-01-2024 |
| Item Details: | |
| ISBN |
978-618-228-068-3 |
| License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-300 |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/10248 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Kolovos, K., & Kiteas, G. (2024). Modern fire suppression materials and methods [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-300 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Consists of: |
1. Fundamental concepts of fire and fire suppression 2. Traditional fire suppression materials 3. Halons alternatives and other new fire suppression materials 4. Modern fire suppression materials for fires of liquids 5. Heterogeneous fire suppression mixtures 6. Permanent water mist fire suppression systems 7. Permanently installed fire suppression systems with modern materials 8. Fire suppression systems in commercial food preparation facilities and aircraft 9. Innovative portable fire suppression devices 10. Modern fire suppression materials for forest fires 11. Fire suppressant gels 12. Flame retardants 13. Flame retardants derived from natural materials 14. Comparison and evaluation of traditional and modern fire suppression materials and systems 15. Literature review on modern fire suppression materials and systems 16. Suggestions for further research |
| Number of pages |
246 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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